A Topic of Moral Theology
Deliberating whether to commit mortal sin
Itself a grievous sin against charity.
The works themselves ask 1 question under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
considering committing a sin · toying with temptation (ed.)
In the index as Deliberation · Hesitation · Sins
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. IV, Pt. I, Chapter II. The Gravity of Sin, n. 6 — To deliberate whether we shall commit mortal sin or not, weighing the reasons on either side, is itself a grievous sin. It is against the precept of charity, by which we are obliged ever to cling unswervingly to God; it … Read in context →
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. IV, Pt. I, Chapter II. On the Gravity of Sin, n. 128, Q. 6 — Question 6. Does he sin gravely who deliberates about furnishing consent to a gravely illicit thing, if at last he does not consent? Response. The solution of the question depends on the quality of the deliberation; for … Read in context →
Treated under the broader heading Mortal and Venial Sin — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Tanquerey · Koch–Preuss · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Merkelbach, Summa Theologiae Moralis · Billuart, Summa Summae · Slater, Cases I · Spirago and 1 more — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)