A Topic of Moral Theology
Fetuses to Be Baptized
The baptism of abortive and doubtful fetuses, and the care and conditional form required.
In the index as Fetus · Baptism · Abortion · Subject of baptism · Cesarean section · Midwives · Amnion · Animated or inanimate fetus · Burial · Death · Embryo · Life · Mole · Physicians
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. III, Book Second. On Baptism, Question Third. On the Min…, Article Second. On Fetuses to Be Baptized, nn. 70, 71 & 72 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Enchiridion, and Supplement to the Compendium of Moral Theology of Gury-Ballerini (Enchiridion Morale)
Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion, On Baptism, n. ¶2 — N. 239. - On the Baptism of an Infant in the Mother's Womb. "A fetus, baptized in the womb upon the crown of the head, after birth is to be rebaptized again under condition." S. C. C. 12 July 1794.Read in context →
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. I, Matrimony, and Holy Orders, On Marriage (Volume I), Supplement to the Treatise on Marriage, nn. 63, 64, 65, 66 & 67 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pastoral Questions
Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, II. Questions Concerning E…, II. Embryological Question…, Question Three: Concerning Unborn Children to Be Baptized in the Mother's Uterus, nn. ¶990–¶1007 (18 passages)
Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, II. Questions Concerning E…, II. Embryological Question…, Question Four: Concerning Immature Fetuses to Be Baptized, nn. ¶1008–¶1046 (39 passages)
Article II: On Puncture of the Amnion, nn. ¶1396, ¶1397, ¶1398, ¶1399, ¶1400, ¶1401 & ¶1402 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. II, Ch. VI, Article II. On Baptizing Infants Not Yet Born And Abortive Fetuses, n. 131 — 131. 2. Every abortive fetus, even the smallest, is to be baptized at least under condition, unless it is established from his putrefaction that he is lifeless. The reason is that several authors probably teach that the … Read in context →
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Baptism, Question Five: On the Subj…, Article V: On Abortive Fetuses to Be Baptized, nn. 157, 158, 159 & 160 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Who May be Baptized — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905) · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Koch–Preuss · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Concina, Compendium · Slater, Cases II · 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.)