A Topic of Moral Theology
What blasphemy is and its gravity
Imprecatory and contumelious speech against God, direct and indirect; always mortal with full advertence
The works themselves ask 16 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
speaking against god (ed.)
In the index as Blasphemy · Leander of the Most Holy Sacrament · Curse · Imprecation · Assemblies · Confession · Confessor · Cursing · Name · Saints · Tamburini, Tommaso
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. II, Chapter II. Blasphemy, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, On the Second Precept of t…, II. On Blasphemy, nn. 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539 & 540 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Cases of Conscience, Proposed by Cardinal de Lugo, by Fr. Beniamino Elbel, by Fr. Ioannes Petrus Gury and by Other Authors, and Resolved (Casus conscientiae)
48. On Blasphemy, n. 2 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.
Vol. I, Treatise On the Precepts o…, On the Second Precept of t…, Ch. I, Article II. On Blasphemy, n. 300 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. II, Q. I, Ch. III, Article VIII. On Blasphemy, nn. 531 & 532 (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 Three: On Blasphemy, Which Is Opposed to the Confession of Faith, nn. ¶1, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787 & 788 (42 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. VI, On the Second Precept of t…, Chapter I. On Vain Usurpation of the Name of God and Blasphemy, nn. 221 & 221, Q. 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Summae S. Thomae (Billuart)
Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Faith, On the Vices Opposed to Fa…, On blasphemy, nn. 1–14 (14 passages)
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, Volume III: On the Decalogue
Diss. III, Chapter III — On blasphemy: what it is, and how many kinds there are, nn. I, II, III, IV, V, VI & VII (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Diss. III, Chapter IV — On the gravity of blasphemy, and on blasphemies arising from habit and from anger, nn. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI & XII (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Diss. III, Chapter V — On the various formulas of blaspheming against God and against the Saints, n. II — II. It is likewise blasphemy to declare the devil omnipotent, or holy. To call a beloved girl a "goddess," as we have already said, is not commonly blasphemy, since no real divinity is attributed to her; such expressions… Read in context →
Treated under the broader heading Blasphemy — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Tanquerey · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · The Roman Catechism · Decretals of Gregory IX — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)