A Topic of Moral Theology
Books forbidden by name (Can. 2318)
Publishing, defending, reading, retaining.
The works themselves ask 4 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
See also Sins against Faith — in Faith
Also asked about as…
index of forbidden books · reading anti-catholic books · reading banned books · reading heretical books (ed.)
In the index as Bishop · Books of heretics · Various words: · Book · Clauses: · Excommunication · Workers of the typography · Edition · Impressor · One printing · Printing of a book · Sacred Scripture · All works · Apostates · Apostolic Letters · Arbitrary penalty · Book condemned by name · Book, prohibited books · Carbonaria · Catechisms · Catholic notes in a book of a heretic · Compendium of a prohibited book · Council of Trent · Defensa de la autoridad de los gobernios
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. II, Bk. X, Pt. III, Ch. I, B.—Excommunications Specially Reserved to the Holy See, nn. 4, 5 & 6 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. II, Pt. IV, Section III. On Penal Sanctions, n. 1125 — Preliminary Note. The word books in what follows must be taken strictly, so that small booklets, daily papers, etc., are excluded (n. 1114). The reason is that only those things which are said in book III, title XXIII, o… Read in context →
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. II, On Ecclesiastical Censures, n. 1171 — 1171. II. "When a work has been made public, the publishers of books of apostates, heretics, and schismatics which defend apostasy, heresy, or schism, and likewise those defending the same books or other books prohibited… Read in context →
On the Prohibition and Censorship of Books (De prohibitione et censura librorum)
Tit. II, Chapter V: On the Penalties Established Against Transgressors of the General Decrees, n. ¶1 — Argument of the chapter Besides the obligation of conscience, which regards the penitential forum and was weighed by us above in n. 53, 61, the General Decrees are fortified by canonical penalties which are promulgated i… Read in context →
Tit. II, Ch. V, Article 47, nn. ¶1 & 125 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Tit. II, Ch. V, Article 48, nn. ¶1 & 126 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Tit. II, Ch. V, Article 49, nn. ¶1 & 127 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Tit. II, Ch. V, Art. 49, Additamenta, n. ¶1 — 1. To n. 30. Concerning works which, every refutation omitted, set forth and report false dogmas, destructive of religion or morals, as the inventions and thoughts of others, Benedict XIV has words full of just severity … Read in context →
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Faith, Fourth Part: On the Vices …, Question Two: On Sins Indi…, Article III: On the Reading and Dissemination of Prohibited Writings, n. 776 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Excommunications Specially Reserved to the Holy See — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · The Casuist — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)