A Topic of Moral Theology

Apostasy from Faith and on Heresy

Total defection from the faith, and heresy: what each is, and how they stand to unbelief and to schism.

In the index as Heresy · Heretic · Irregularity · Pertinacity · Schism · Apostasy · Augustine, St. · Miracles · *Sacrificium intellectus* · Apostates · Atheism · Converts · Credulity · Doubt · Eclecticism · Error · Error against the faith · Faith · Freemasons · Heretics · Ignorance · Index of Forbidden Books · Indifferentism · Infidelity

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Part First. On the Precept…, Book First. On the Precept…, Question Third. On Sins Ag…, Article Second. On Apostasy from Faith and on Heresy, nn. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 & 32* (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)

Vol. IV, Pt. I, Ch. I, Section 4: Sins Against Faith, nn. ¶1–¶26 & ¶28–¶43 (42 passages)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Faith, Fourth Part: On the Vices …, Question One: On Sins Dire…, Article II: On Heresy and Apostasy, nn. 744, 745, 746, 747 & 748 (31 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pastoral Questions

Ch. II, Section A. Concerning Cert…, Question I: Concerning Certain Sins Against Faith, nn. ¶4539–¶4580 (42 passages)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. II, Tr. XX, Ch. II, Article II. On Irregularities from Delict, n. 1035 — 1°. Apostasy from the faith is total defection from the Christian faith; heresy is the voluntary error of some Christian against some truth of faith; schism is voluntary withdrawal from the unity of the Church and from o… Read in context →

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Tr. I, Disputation III: On Heresy, Question X: What excommunication is inflicted upon heretics, nn. 1–26 (26 passages)

Tr. I, Disputation III: On Heresy, Question XI: On the other spiritual punishments of heretics, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. I, Disputation III: On Heresy, Question XII: On the temporal punishments of heretics, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Sins against Faith — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Tanquerey · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Concina, Compendium · The Casuist · Spirago — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)