A Topic of Moral Theology

Causes and execution of matrimonial dispensations

Motive and impelling causes; forma commissoria; the confessor's duty in occult cases.

Within this topic

In the index as Dispensation · Marriage · Matrimony · Confessor · Matrimonial dispensation · Impediments · Faculties · Cause of dispensation · Obreption · Rescript · Witnesses in betrothals · Concubinage · Danger · Execution of dispensation · False · Fraud · Perplexed Case · Truth · Age · Article of death · Cause · Causes of dispensations · Dispensations · Executor

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, Book Eight. On Matrimony., Question Six. On Matrimoni…, Article One. On Dispensation Itself., n. 605 — 605. 1. If an impediment stands in the way of a matrimony to be contracted, this must first be removed, so that matrimony can be validly and licitly entered. Moreover, matrimonial impediments, whether diriment or impedie… Read in context →

Vol. III, Book Eight. On Matrimony., Question Six. On Matrimoni…, Article One. On Dispensati…, Section 4. On the Use of Delegated Faculties., n. 612 — 612. 1. If the contracting parties are of diverse dioceses and a. the impediment is personal to one contracting party, as the impediment of vow, the contracting party must be dispensed by his or her own bishop. Hence if … Read in context →

Vol. III, Book Eight. On Matrimony., Question Six. On Matrimoni…, Article Five. On the Mode of Granting and Executing Dispensation., nn. 621, 622, 623 & 624 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. II, Bk. IX, Chapter XII. Dispensations from Diriment Impediments, nn. 3 & 4 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. VIII, Diss. II, Pt. II, Insofar as It Is a Sacrament, Particularly, Sect. III, Ch. IV, Article II. On the Causes of Dispensing, nn. 810, 811 & 812 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. VIII, Diss. II, Pt. II, Insofar as It Is a Sacrament, Particularly, Sect. III, Ch. IV, Article IV. On the Execution of a Dispensation, nn. 825 & 826 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Enchiridion, and Supplement to the Compendium of Moral Theology of Gury-Ballerini (Enchiridion Morale)

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion, On Matrimony, nn. ¶93, ¶209–¶242 & ¶244 (36 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Enchiridion, Comprising Select Decrees and Definitions of the Holy See, of Ecumenical Councils and of the Sacred Roman Congregations (Enchiridion Morale), Fourth Edition

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On Matrimony, nn. 1002, 1004, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1042, 1045, 1046, 1045 & 1046 (90 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)

156. Value of Dispensation, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 (18 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. II, Treatise on Matrimony, Ch. VI, Art. II, § III, Point II. On the Causes of Dispensation, nn. 864, 865, 866, 867, 868, 869, 870, 871, 872, 873, 874 & 875 (45 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. I, Matrimony, and Holy Orders, On Marriage (Volume I), Chapter IV: On Dispensations and the Revalidation of Marriage, nn. 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1085, 1086, 1087, 1088 & 1089 (15 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. X, Ch. IX, Art. IV, § 3. On the Causes of Dispensations, nn. 861, 862, 863, 864 & 865 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. X, Ch. IX, Art. IV, § 4. On the Methods of Seeking a Dispensation, nn. 866, 867, 868, 869 & 870 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. X, Ch. IX, Art. IV, § 5. On the Methods of Executing a Dispensation Obtained, nn. 871, 872, 873 & 874 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pastoral Questions

Ch. VI, Article III: Concerning the Causes of Dispensation, nn. 193, ¶6472, ¶6473, 194, ¶6475, ¶6476, ¶6477, ¶6478, 195, ¶6480–¶6495, 196, ¶6497, 197, ¶6499, ¶6500, ¶6501, ¶6502, ¶6503, ¶6504 & ¶6505 (35 passages — hover a number to read it)

Ch. VI, Article V: Concerning the Execution of Dispensation, nn. 207, ¶6537, ¶6538, ¶6539, ¶6540, 208, ¶6542, ¶6543, ¶6544, 209, ¶6546–¶6561, 210, ¶6563 & ¶6564 (29 passages — hover a number to read it)

Ch. VII, Art. II, § 1. Conditions for Validity, nn. 216, ¶6576, ¶6577, 217, ¶6579–¶6598, 218, ¶6600–¶6616, 219, ¶6618, ¶6619, ¶6620, ¶6621 & ¶6622 (48 passages — hover a number to read it)

Ch. VII, Art. II, § 2. Conditions for Liceity, nn. 220, ¶6624–¶6653, 221 & ¶6655 (33 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Matrimony, Third Part: On the Impedim…, Question Four: On Dispensation from Impediments, nn. 924 & 926 (45 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. II, Tr. XVIII, Chapter VIII. On Matrimonial Dispensations, nn. 919, 920, 920, Q. 2, 920, Q. 3, 921, 922, 922, Q. 2, 922, Q. 3, 923, 924, 924, Q. 2 & 925 (23 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Diss. II, Chapter III — On the power and causes of dispensing in the impediments recounted, nn. IX & X (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume II

Slater, Cases II, Matrimony, Case 31. Impediment Dispensed, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Slater, Cases II, Matrimony, Case 33. Married a Widow with Three Children, nn. ¶1–¶14 (14 passages)

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

Vol. IV, Case XIII: The Dispensation from the Impediment of Consanguinity, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6 & ¶7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. IV, Case XXXVI: Case of a Marriage Rendered Invalid by Failure to Apply for a Dispensation at the Proper Time, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. IV, Case XL: The Meaning of the Clause “with a Grave (and Long-Continued) Salutary Penance” in Marriage Dispensations, nn. ¶1, ¶2 & ¶3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. V, Case XCIV: Dispensation from the Impediment of Crime, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7 & ¶8 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Summae S. Thomae (Billuart)

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus II. On the Prima Sec…, On Laws, On the Change of Laws, On dispensation, nn. 37–59 (23 passages)

Treated under the broader heading Dispensations and Revalidation — Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Palmieri, On Christian Marriage · 1917 Code of Canon Law — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)