A Topic of Moral Theology

Applications: Cases of Cooperation

Worked cases of cooperation in another's sin: where the help given is formal, where material, and when it may be borne.

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examples of cooperation in sin · when is helping someone else's sin allowed (ed.)

In the index as Cooperation in sin · Cooperation · Cooperation in another's sins · Cooperation in non-Catholic worship · Bad newspapers · Book, prohibited books · Booksellers · Depraved periodicals · Minister · Musician’s cooperation by playing in Protestant churches · Scandal · Servants · Advertising · Bad books · Bookseller · Churches of heretics · Commerce · Communicatio in Sacris · Dances · Deputies · Drunkards · Editors · Furnishing of non-Catholic churches · Heretics

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Part First. On the Precept…, Book Third. On the Precept…, Question Third. On Charity…, Article Sixth. On Sins Aga…, Particular Questions Concerning Cooperation, nn. ¶1, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128 & 129 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 9. The Sins Against B…, Cooperation in Sin, nn. 1506, 1507 & 1508 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 9. The Sins Against B…, Kinds of Cooperation, nn. 1509, 1510, 1511 & 1512 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 9. The Sins Against B…, Sinfulness of Cooperation, nn. 1513 & 1514 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 9. The Sins Against B…, Special Cases of Cooperation, n. 1528 — Special Cases of Cooperation. Special Cases of Cooperation.—The cases of cooperation, like those involving scandal, are innumerable, but there are certain cases which occur today more frequently than others, namely, those of cooperation with evil pub… Read in context →

Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 9. The Sins Against B…, In Service, nn. 1542, 1543 & 1544 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)

Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. II, Section 2: Sins Against the Spiritual Welfare of Others, nn. ¶9, ¶11, ¶12, ¶13, ¶14, ¶15, ¶16, ¶17 & ¶18 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, Pt. I, Tract IX. On theological c…, Ch. III, Art. III, § 2. On cooperation in evil, nn. 621 & 623 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Faith, Fourth Part: On the Vices …, Question Two: On Sins Indi…, Article II: On Cooperation with Infidelity and Heresy, nn. 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767 & 768 (62 passages — hover a number to read it)

Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume I

Slater, Cases I, Faith, Case 6. A Too-accommodating Matron, nn. ¶8 & ¶9 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Slater, Cases I, Charity, Case 7. A Police Agent, nn. ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Casuist: A Collection of Cases in Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. I, Case XXXV: May a Catholic Girl Act as Bridesmaid at a Non-Catholic Marriage?, nn. ¶1–¶25 (25 passages)

Vol. II, Case XLIII: Co-Operation by the Furnishing of Non-Catholic Churches, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6 & ¶7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Case LIII: A Musician’s Co-Operation by Playing in Protestant Churches and at Dances, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10 & ¶11 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. IV, Case XIV: Is It Lawful to Make Another Person Drunk?, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9 & ¶10 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. V, Case V: Is Participation in Sacred Rites Unlawful?, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3 & ¶4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

What Is Marriage? A Catechism Arranged According to the Encyclical “Casti Connubii” of Pope Pius XI

Vermeersch, What Is Marriage?, Part Two: The Attack on Ma…, The Campaign Against the Child, n. 99 — How Are We to Understand That Material Cooperation Which Is Permitted to One of the Parties When the Other Is Determined to Do Wrong?. As the Holy Father has no intention of coming down to details of practical morality, we must evidently have recourse to approved authorities and to former declarations of the Holy See. According to this teaching, there i… Read in context →

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. I, Diss. III, Pt. IV, Sect. II, Ch. II, Art. II, § II, Point I. Diverse Cooperations, Considered according to the Diversity of the Evil in which One Concurs, nn. 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562 & 563 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. I, Diss. III, Pt. IV, Sect. II, Ch. II, Art. II, § II, Point II. Different Cooperations, Considered according to the Different Condition of Those Cooperating, nn. 564, 565 & 566 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. I, Tr. V, Ch. III, Art. II, § III. On the Vices Opposed to Charity toward Neighbor, n. 197, Q. 3 — Question 3. Is it sometimes licit to cooperate in publishing bad books? Response. It is licit for a grave cause to cooperate mediately or remotely, for example, to prepare ink or paper or arrange printed books. But to co… Read in context →

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. I, Matrimony, and Holy Orders, On Marriage (Volume I), Supplement to the Treatise on Marriage, nn. 44, 45 & 46 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Co-operation in Another's Sin — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)