A Topic of Moral Theology

Contumely

Insult to a person's honour.

Within this topic

See also Anger — in The Capital Vices · Anger — in The Capital Vices

Also asked about as…

bullying · humiliating someone · insulting someone · insults · mocking · name calling (ed.)

In the index as Contumely · Insult · Honor · Mockery · Reproach · Restitution · Detraction · Mocking · Abusive Speech · Apology · Reverence · Words · Anger · Congruous satisfaction · Curse · Defamation · Derision · Disgrace · Foolishness · Illusion · Imprecation · Injury · Jeering · Malediction

In the manuals

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. I, Bk. IV, Pt. II, Ch. II, 4. Anger, n. 3 — The daughters of anger, or the sins which spring from the same root, are indignation and the swelling of passion, blasphemy, imprecation, quarrelling, and contumely; fighting, sedition, striking, and wounding; which are … Read in context →

Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. VIII, Chapter III. Contumely, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. VIII, Section III. On the Injury of Honor, or on Insult, nn. ¶1, 1080, 1081, 1082 & 1083 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 4. The Vices Opposed …, Contumely, nn. 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 & 2026 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 4. The Vices Opposed …, Defamation, n. 2029 — The Differences between Defamation and Contumely. The Differences between Defamation and Contumely.—(a) They differ in their purposes, for the defamer intends to hurt another in his reputation before the public, while the contumelious man intends to hurt another in his … Read in context →

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, On the Eighth Precept of t…, III. On Contumely, nn. 1514, 1515, 1516, 1517, 1518, 1519, 1520, 1521 & 1522 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. I, Q. III, Ch. III, Art. IV, II. On Injuries By Words O…, § 5. On Injury To Honor, nn. 182, 183, 184, 185 & 186 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pastoral Questions

Ch. II, § B. Concerning Certain Si…, Q. V, Which Is the Cause of Harm…, Honor, and Friendship, nn. ¶4973, ¶4974 & ¶4975 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Third Part: Concerning Com…, Section B: On Justice and …, Ch. IV, Question Three: On Contumely, nn. ¶1, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441 & 442 (38 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. I, Tr. VI, On the Eighth Precept of t…, Chapter III. On Contumely, nn. 317, 318 & 319 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Tr. I, Disputation XXXIII: On Contumely, n. 1 — Hitherto I have discussed the various ways in which the neighbor is wounded in the goods of the body, and by which the injurer is bound to repair the damage inflicted; now I shall treat of some things which pertain to da… Read in context →

Tr. I, Disputation XXXIII: On Con…, Question II: How a Christian ought to conduct himself when assailed by contumelies, nn. 1–16 (16 passages)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tractate VIII: On the Eigh…, Chapter III: On Injury of Honor, nn. ¶1, ¶1210, ¶2, ¶1211, ¶1212, ¶1213, ¶3, ¶1214, ¶1215 & ¶1216 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Seventh. On the Eight…, Question Fourth. On Injury…, Article Second. On Insult, nn. 662, 663, 664 & 665 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER III: ON CONTUMELY, nn. ¶533, ¶534 & ¶535 (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 Eighth Precept of t…, Chapter III. On Contumely, nn. 462, 463 & 464 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. III, Contracts, and the Obligat…, On the Virtue of Justice (…, Part I — Chapter II: On Injury, or the Violation of Right, nn. 397, 398, 399 & 400 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Truthfulness and Reputation (Eighth Commandment) — Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Rickaby, Moral Philosophy · The Roman Catechism · Spirago — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)