A Topic of Moral Theology

Evil Associations

Evil Associations, as treated in Wouters (§ VII. On Evil Associations).

Also asked about as…

bad company · bad friends · evil companions · hanging out with bad influences · toxic friendships (ed.)

In the index as Conversations ("Visits," "Parties," etc.) (Conversationes) · Associations · Bad company

In the manuals

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. IV, Art. II, § VII. On Evil Associations, n. 473 — I. As regards societies properly so called, compare what was said in volume I, n. 509. II. As regards the danger which associates create in a workshop, in military houses, etc., these occasions are commonly necessary. Le… Read in context →

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, Ch. II, Art. I, § II. On the Manner of Acting with Various Kinds of Penitents, nn. ¶11, ¶1445, ¶1446, ¶12 & ¶1447 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pastoral Questions

Ch. II, § B. Concerning Certain Si…, Q. II, Which Is Opposed to Spiritual Goods, nn. ¶4831, ¶4832, ¶4833 & ¶4834 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Occasions of Sin — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905) · Tanquerey · Koch–Preuss · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Merkelbach, Summa Theologiae Moralis · Concina, Compendium · The Casuist · Spirago · Scott, You and Yours — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)