A Topic of Moral Theology
The duty of pastors to administer the sacraments
In justice and charity, even at the risk of life; the pastor without cure of souls
The works themselves ask 1 question under this heading — see them together with their answers.
In the index as Parish Priest · Sacrament · A pastor of souls · Contagion · Plague · Confessor · Confirmation · Distribution of Communion · Eucharist · Pastor · Priest · Viaticum
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. II, Bk. II, Ch. III, Section III. The Duty of Administering the Sacraments, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. IV, Art. 2. Baptism; Confirmat…, The Pastor, n. 2698 — Duties of the Pastor in Reference to Confirmation. Duties of the Pastor in Reference to Confirmation.—(a) The pastor should instruct his people on the nature and advantages of Confirmation and should see to it that they receive the Sacrament in due time (Canon 787). He s… Read in context →
Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.
Vol. II, Treatise On the Sacraments…, Ch. III, Art. II, § I. On the Obligation of Ministering the Sacraments, nn. 215 & 216 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. I, Ch. V, Art. VI, § 1. On Giving The Sacraments, nn. 72, 73 & 74 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. II, Tr. XI, Ch. III, Article III. On the Obligation of Ministering the Sacraments, nn. 639 & 641 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Tr. XIV, Pt. I, Ch. IV, Article II. On the Obligation of Dispensing the Eucharist, n. 688 — You Will Resolve. 1st. The Pastor sins as often as he denies administering the Eucharist, whether by himself or through another, to those reasonably asking for it; but the sin does not exceed venial if this is done rarel… Read in context →
Treated under the broader heading The Duty of Administering the Sacraments — Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Merkelbach, Summa Theologiae Moralis · Concina, Compendium · The Roman Catechism — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)