Defamation

Injuring another's good name, inwardly and outwardly, and the restitution it owes.

The works themselves ask 8 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.

In the index as Defamation · Reputation · Calumny · Detraction · Contumely · Criticism · Insults · Restitution · Sin · Slander · *Animus iniuriandi* · *Odium generis humani* · Apology · Aristotle · Backbiting · Banter · Candidates for Public Office · Cards · Cooperation · Derision · Discord · Distrust of strangers · Exaggeration · Faults

In the manuals

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Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

John A. McHugh, O.P., and Charles J. Callan, O.P. — 71 passages

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 4. The Vices Opposed …, In Lawyers, n. 2001 — Duty of a Lawyer When the Justice of a Cause Is Doubtful. Duty of a Lawyer When the Justice of a Cause Is Doubtful.—(a) In a civil cause, the lawyer may act, whether for the plaintiff or for the defendant. He may even take a case whose justice seems less probable, for the purpo… Read in context →

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 4. The Vices Opposed …, Defamation, nn. 2028–2075 (48 passages)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 4. The Vices Opposed …, Cooperation in Defamation, nn. 2076, 2077, 2078, 2079, 2080, 2082, 2083 & 2084 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 4. The Vices Opposed …, Restitution for Defamation, nn. 2085, 2086, 2087, 2088, 2089, 2090, 2092, 2093, 2094, 2095, 2096, 2097, 2098 & 2101 (14 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)

Antony Koch; adapted and edited by Arthur Preuss — 49 passages

Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. III, Section 2: Sins Against the Honor and Good Name of Others, nn. ¶1–¶37 (37 passages)

Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. III, Section 3: The Duty of Restitution Arising From Calumny and Detraction, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Damage to reputation — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Merkelbach, Summa Theologiae Moralis · Concina, Compendium · Bontempi, Palladium Theologicum V — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)