A Topic of Moral Theology

Distributive Justice

The just distribution of offices and burdens by those in authority.

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Also asked about as…

acceptance of persons · distribution · fair distribution · favoritism · nepotism (ed.)

In the index as Distributive justice · Favoritism · Commutative justice · Justice · Distribution · Public offices · Restitution · Ecclesiastical benefice · Acceptance · Casuistry · Choice · Collator of an ecclesiastical benefice · Contrapassion · Goods · Honor · International justice · Nepotism · Perfect society · Public burdens · Social justice · Subjective parts of virtues · Vindication · Vindictive justice

In the manuals

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Appendix I. On Distributive Justice in Particular, nn. 1046, 1047 & 1048 (3 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 …, The Vice Against Distributive Justice, nn. 1805, 1806, 1807, 1809, 1812, 1813 & 1814 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, First Part: On Justice in …, Ch. IV, Question Two: Concerning the Subjective Parts, nn. ¶1, 252, 253, 254, 255 & 256 (39 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fourth Part: On Distributive Justice, n. 611 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fourth Part: On Distributi…, Question Two: On Justice and Injustice in Distributing Goods, nn. ¶1, 618, 619, 620, 621 & 622 (33 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fourth Part: On Distributi…, Question Three: On Justice and Injustice in Distributing Burdens, n. 623 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Diss. III, Chapter V — On the worthier who are to be elected to ecclesiastical benefices, nn. I–XV (15 passages)

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Tr. I, Disputation XXIII: On Just…, Question X: Whether distributive justice differs in species from commutative, nn. 1–16 (16 passages)

Back to Morality

Chapter X: Justice, nn. ¶188, ¶189, ¶190, ¶191, ¶192, ¶193 & ¶194 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Summae S. Thomae (Billuart)

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Right and Justice, On the Vice Opposed to Distributive Justice, which is Respect of Persons, n. 1 — (D. Thomas, q. 63.)Read in context →

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Right and Justice, On the Vice Opposed to Dis…, What is respect of persons?, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Right and Justice, On the Vice Opposed to Dis…, On respect of persons in the distribution of spiritual things, nn. 1–38 (38 passages)

Treated under the broader heading Justice and Rights (Seventh and Tenth Commandments) — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Tanquerey · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · The Roman Catechism · Slater, Religion & Human Interests · 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.)