A Topic of Moral Theology

External Profession of the Faith

The duty of confessing the faith outwardly: when profession is commanded, and when concealment or denial is sinful.

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denying the faith outwardly · hiding your faith · professing the faith publicly (ed.)

In the index as Faith · Profession of faith · Denial of faith · Heretics · Heretics are held per se to the laws of the Church · Liberty of cults · Absolution · Bishop · Communication with an excommunicated person in a criminal crime · Concealment of faith · Dissimulation of faith · Divine faith · Garments of infidels · Index of prohibited books · Apostates · Beneficed clerics · Books lawful or unlawful in schools · Canon · Confession · Confession of faith · Conversion on account of marriage · Converts · Danger of sin · Disputation with heretics

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Part First. On the Precept…, Book First. On the Precept…, Question Second. On the Ne…, Article Fourth. On the Precept of External Faith, nn. 16 & 17 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. I, Bk. V, Pt. I, Chapter II. External Profession of the Faith, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 3. The Commandments o…, The Negative Commandment of External Profession of Faith, nn. 938, 939, 940, 941, 942 & 943 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Enchiridion, Comprising Select Decrees and Definitions of the Holy See, of Ecumenical Councils and of the Sacred Roman Congregations (Enchiridion Morale), Fourth Edition

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On the Theological Virtues, n. 364 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Cases of Conscience, Proposed by Cardinal de Lugo, by Fr. Beniamino Elbel, by Fr. Ioannes Petrus Gury and by Other Authors, and Resolved (Casus conscientiae)

27. On the External Profession of Faith, nn. 1, 2, 3 & 4 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

29. On the Trampling of the Cross, n. 1 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. II, On the Theological Virtues…, On the Virtue of Faith, nn. 648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653 & 654 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, Pt. I, Tract VII. On theological …, Ch. II, Art. II, § 2. On the external profession of faith prescribed, nn. 504, 505, 506, 507 & 508 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. I, Tr. I, Ch. III, Article III: On the Dangers of Faith, nn. ¶1 & ¶2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. I, Tr. I, Ch. III, Art. III, § 1. On Liberty of Worships, nn. ¶444, ¶445 & ¶446 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. I, Tr. I, Ch. III, Art. III, § 2. On Communication With Heretics and Unbelievers, nn. ¶447, ¶448, ¶449 & ¶450 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. I, Tr. I, Ch. III, Art. III, § 3. On the Reading of Depraved Books, nn. ¶1, ¶451, ¶452, ¶453, ¶454 & ¶455 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Faith, Second Part: On the Act of…, Chapter II: On the External Act of Faith or on Its Confession, nn. ¶1, 711, 712, 713, 714 & 715 (35 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Summae S. Thomae (Billuart)

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Faith, On the Internal and Extern…, On the external act of faith, nn. 1–21 (21 passages)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Bk. III, Diss. I, Chapter VI — On the divine and ecclesiastical precept of confessing the Christian doctrine, both of faith and of morals, nn. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X & XI (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume I

Slater, Cases I, Faith, Case 3. External Profession of the Faith, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11, ¶12 & ¶13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Casuist: A Collection of Cases in Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. IV, Case XXV: A Case of Conscience Regarding External Profession of Faith, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7 & ¶8 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. IV, Case LXXX: Conversion from the Eastern Schism to the Catholic Church, nn. ¶1–¶18 (18 passages)

The 1917 Code of Canon Law

Title XXIV: Of the Profession of Faith, cann. 1406, 1407 & 1408 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Vol. II, First Book: On the Theolog…, Tr. I, Title III: On the Duty of Professing the Faith, nn. 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 & 27 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tolerance

Vermeersch, Tolerance, Third Part: Corollaries an…, First Section: Doctrinal Questions, nn. ¶1114, ¶1115, ¶1116, ¶1117, ¶1118, ¶1119, ¶1120, ¶1121, ¶1123, ¶1126, ¶1127, ¶1132, ¶1135, ¶1136, ¶1137, ¶1141, ¶1142, ¶1146, ¶1147, ¶1149, ¶1150, ¶1154, ¶1157, ¶1158, ¶1159, ¶1160, ¶1161, ¶1162, ¶1164, ¶1165, ¶1166, ¶1167, ¶1169, ¶1170, ¶1171, ¶1172, ¶1175, ¶1176, ¶1178, ¶1179, ¶1180, ¶1181, ¶1182, ¶1183, ¶1184, ¶1188, ¶1189, ¶1191, ¶1192, ¶1193, ¶1196, ¶1198, ¶1199, ¶1200, ¶1202, ¶1203, ¶1204, ¶1205, ¶1207, ¶1208, ¶1210, ¶1211, ¶1214 & ¶1215 (64 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vermeersch, Tolerance, Conclusion, nn. ¶1355, ¶1356, ¶1360, ¶1361, ¶1362, ¶1365, ¶1366, ¶1367, ¶1370, ¶1371, ¶1372, ¶1373, ¶1374, ¶1376, ¶1377, ¶1378, ¶1379, ¶1381, ¶1382, ¶1383, ¶1385, ¶1386 & ¶1387 (23 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. I, Diss. I, Pt. I, Sect. II, Chapter II. On the Precept of the External Act, or Profession of Faith, n. 490 — I. The external act, or profession of faith, is sometimes prescribed. This is clear: 1. From Sacred Scripture. "If thou confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in thy heart that God has raised Him from the dea… Read in context →

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. I, Tr. V, Ch. I, Art. III, § I. On Infidelity in General, nn. 158 & 159 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Catechism Explained: An Exhaustive Exposition of the Christian Religion

Pt. I, VIII. ON THE DUTY OF CONFESSING OUR FAITH, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Tr. I, Disputation I: On Faith, Question XVI: Whether we are bound to confess faith, and when, nn. 1–25 (25 passages)

Tr. I, Disputation II: On Unbelief, Question VI: Whether the rites of unbelievers are to be permitted, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. I, Disputation III: On Heresy, Question IX: Whether we are bound to avoid the conversation of heretics, nn. 1–17 (17 passages)

Moral Enchiridion, and Supplement to the Compendium of Moral Theology of Gury-Ballerini (Enchiridion Morale)

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion, On the Theological Virtues, n. ¶27 — On Schismatics to Be Admitted at the Funerals of Catholics. "Insofar as schismatics accompanying the funerals of Catholics exhibit a merely material presence, for the sake of civil honor toward the deceased, not mixing themselves with the Catholic prayers or rites by which it is … Read in context →

Treated under the broader heading Faith — Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Koch–Preuss · Konings, Theologia Moralis · The Roman Catechism · Coppens, Moral Philosophy · Slater, Back to Morality · Decretals of Gregory IX · Liber Sextus — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)