A Topic of Moral Theology
Cessation of Obligation
The ordinary ways a law ceases to bind an individual, on the part of the subject and on the part of the law.
The works themselves ask 12 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
In the index as DISPENSATION OF LAW · Law (Lex) · Exempting causes · Privilege · Cause (Causa) · Ignorance (Ignorantia) · Impotence (Impotentia) · Privilege: what it is and of how many kinds · Cessation of law · Delegated jurisdiction · Difficulty (Difficultas) · Doubt · Ecclesiastical power · Fear (Metus) · Impotence of observing law · Necessity · Use of a probable opinion · Apposition of causes · Bishop · Communication of privileges · Domicile and Quasi-Domicile (Domicilium et quasi-domicilium) · Exempting · Interpretation · Subreption
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology, On the Principles of Moral…, Book Third. On Laws, Question Eighth. On the Cessation of Obligation., n. ¶1 — The obligation of a law, while the common law itself remains, can cease in a particular case in three ways: a. through causes de-obliging from the law; b. through dispensation; c. through privilege.Read in context →
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. III, Art. 5. Ecclesiastical Law, Cessation of Obligation, nn. 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498 & 499 (13 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 Laws, Part One. On Laws in General, Ch. V, Article III. On the Causes Excusing from Law, n. ¶1 — 1. On the nature of those things which de-obligate. - 2. On the voluntary placing of de-obligating causes.Read in context →
Vol. I, Treatise On Laws, Part One. On Laws in General, Ch. V, Art. III, § I. On the Nature of Those Things Which De-Obligate, nn. 108 & 109 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Treatise On Laws, Part One. On Laws in General, Ch. V, Art. III, § II. On the Voluntary Placing of De-Obligating Causes, nn. 110 & 111 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels
Vol. I, Tr. III, Ch. IX, § 2. On The Dissolution Of The Bond Of Law, nn. 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214 & 215 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. I, Pt. I, Tr. III, Ch. III, Art. VIII, § 1. On the Cessation of Obligation Because of Impotence, nn. 235, 236 & 237 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. II, Diss. II, Chapter V: On Causes Taking Away the Obligation of Law, n. ¶217 — 217. Two things remain to be discussed: the one of these concerns causes on account of which only the obligation of law ceases or is suspended, while the law remains; the other concerns causes which take away the law its… Read in context →
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. II, Diss. II, Ch. V, Article I: On Ignorance of Law, nn. ¶1, ¶218, ¶219 & ¶220 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. II, Diss. II, Ch. V, Article II: On Impotence of Observing a Law, nn. ¶221, ¶222, ¶223, ¶224, ¶225 & ¶226 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. II, Diss. II, Ch. V, Article III: On Dispensation, nn. ¶1, ¶227 & ¶228 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. II, Diss. II, Ch. V, Art. III, § 1. On the Power of Dispensing, nn. ¶229, ¶230, ¶231, ¶232, ¶233, ¶234, ¶235 & ¶236 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. II, Diss. II, Ch. V, Art. III, § 2. On the Requisites for Legitimate Dispensation, nn. ¶1, ¶237, ¶238, ¶239, ¶240 & ¶241 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. II, Diss. II, Ch. V, Art. III, § 3. On the Interpretation and Use of Dispensation, nn. ¶242, ¶243 & ¶244 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. II, Diss. II, Ch. V, Art. III, § 4. On the Cessation of Dispensation, nn. ¶245, ¶246, ¶247, ¶1, ¶2 & ¶248 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. II, Diss. II, Ch. V, Article IV: On Privilege, nn. ¶1 & ¶249 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. II, Diss. II, Ch. V, Art. IV, § 1. On the Acquisition of Privilege, n. ¶250 — 250. Privilege is acquired either directly, through the concession of a Superior or through legitimate custom; or indirectly, through communication. 1. DIRECTLY. It belongs to legislative power, and to that alone, to con… Read in context →
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. II, Diss. II, Ch. V, Art. IV, § 2. On the Use of Privilege, nn. ¶251 & ¶252 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. II, Diss. II, Ch. V, Art. IV, § 3. On the Interpretation of Privilege, n. ¶253 — 253. The interpretation of privilege is made either authentically or doctrinally. 1. AUTHENTICALLY, the prince can interpret privileges, or others to whom it has been committed by the prince. Here it must be noted: "a) B… Read in context →
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. II, Diss. II, Ch. V, Art. IV, § 4. On the Cessation of Privilege, n. ¶254 — 254. PRIVILEGE CEASES: 1. By the fact itself, either by the destruction of the whole thing or person to whom a real or personal privilege is attached; or by lapse of the time for which it is given; or by defect of the co… Read in context →
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. I, TREATISE ON LAWS, FIRST PART: ON LAWS IN GEN…, Ch. V, ARTICLE III: ON THE CAUSES EXCUSING FROM LAW, n. ¶1 — 1° On the nature of those things which release from obligation. - 2° On the voluntary positing of causes releasing from obligation.Read in context →
Vol. I, TREATISE ON LAWS, FIRST PART: ON LAWS IN GEN…, Ch. V, Art. III, § I. On the nature of those things which release from obligation, nn. ¶137 & ¶138 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, TREATISE ON LAWS, FIRST PART: ON LAWS IN GEN…, Ch. V, Art. III, § II. On the voluntary positing of causes releasing from obligation, n. ¶139 — 139. - Causes releasing from observing the law can be posited either directly or indirectly, namely according as the agent is moved either by the end of withdrawing himself from the obligation of the law, or by another c… Read in context →
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. III, Pt. I, Chapter VIII. On Causes Deobliging from Law, nn. 91, 92, 93, 93, Q. 2 & 93, Q. 3 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Ecclesiastical Law — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · Tanquerey · Merkelbach, Summa Theologiae Moralis · The Casuist · 1917 Code of Canon Law · Decretals of Gregory IX · Liber Sextus — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)