A Topic of Moral Theology
Gifts
Gift as a gratuitous transfer; conditions for validity; gifts inter vivos and mortis causa.
The works themselves ask 46 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Within this topic
Also asked about as…
collation of goods · taking back a gift (ed.)
In the index as Donation (Donatio) · Testament (Testamentum) · Heirs and inheritance (Haeredes et Haereditas) · Contract · Usury · Loan for consumption (mutuum) · Acceptance · Gift · Inheritance · Legal heir (ab intestate) · Promise · Codicil (Codicillus) · Collation of Goods · Deposit · Fideicommissum · Hereditary succession · Legacy · Loan for use · Minors · One lending · Reduction · Testator · Antidoral Donation (Antidoralis donatio) · Bishop
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Sixth. On the Seventh…, Chapter Fourth. On Contracts, Question First. On Contrac…, Article Second. On Donation, nn. 548, 549, 550 & 551 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. VII, Pt. II, Chapter II. Gifts, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. VII, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. II, § II. On Donation, nn. 866, 867, 868, 869, 870, 871 & 872 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 4. The Vices Opposed …, Contracts, n. 1879 — Sinful Contracts. Sinful Contracts.—There is no form of contract that may not be made sinful as to its substance on account of the wicked offer or consideration (e.g., sale may deal with immoral objects, labor may be given to criminal pro… Read in context →
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 4. The Vices Opposed …, In Judges, n. 1945 — Accepting Gifts from Litigants or Others. Accepting Gifts from Litigants or Others.—May a judge take money or other goods from those whose interests are submitted to him, such as litigants or lawyers in his court or their friends? (a) If the goods are extorted b… Read in context →
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, On the Seventh and Tenth P…, VI. On Donation, nn. 994–1023 (30 passages)
Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.
Vol. I, Treatise On Contracts, Second Part. On Contracts …, Sect. I, Chapter II. On Donations, n. ¶1 — And 1. on donations in general; 2. on the various species of donations.Read in context →
Vol. I, Treatise On Contracts, Second Part. On Contracts …, Sect. I, Ch. II, Article I. On Donations in General, n. 801 — 801. - Donation in general is the gratuitous cession of some thing in favor of another. It can be made chiefly in two ways, namely among the living and by testament, as we shall say in the following article. But now it o… Read in context →
Vol. I, Treatise On Contracts, Second Part. On Contracts …, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. I, § I. On the Conditions of Donation, nn. 802, 803, 804 & 805 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Treatise On Contracts, Second Part. On Contracts …, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. I, § II. On the Cases in Which Donations Do Not Obtain Their Full Effect, nn. 806, 807, 808 & 809 (14 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Treatise On Contracts, Second Part. On Contracts …, Sect. I, Ch. II, Article II. On the Various Species of Donations, n. ¶1 — Namely: 1. on donation among the living; 2. by testament; 3. by reason of death; 4. through fideicommissum.Read in context →
Vol. I, Treatise On Contracts, Second Part. On Contracts …, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. II, § I. On Donation Among the Living, nn. ¶1, 810, 811, 812 & 813 (19 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Treatise On Contracts, Second Part. On Contracts …, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. II, § III. On Donation by Reason of Death, nn. 835, 836 & 837 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. III, Contracts, and the Obligat…, On the Virtue of Justice (…, Part II — Chapter II: On Contracts in Particular, nn. 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712, 713, 714 & 715 (15 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels
Vol. II, Bk. II, Tractate V: On Justice, Ch. VI, Article I: Generalities Concerning Contracts, nn. 443, 444, 445, 446 & 447 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, CHAPTER II: On Gratuitous Contracts, nn. ¶1 & ¶2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, Ch. II, ARTICLE I: On Promise, nn. ¶1061 & ¶1062 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, Ch. II, ARTICLE II: On Donation, nn. ¶1063, ¶1064, ¶1065, ¶1066, ¶1067 & ¶1068 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, Ch. II, ARTICLE III: On Hereditary Succession, n. ¶1 — We shall treat: 1. of hereditary succession in general; - 2. of legal succession; - 3. of testamentary succession.Read in context →
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, Ch. II, Art. III, § 1. ON HEREDITARY SUCCESSION IN GENERAL, nn. ¶1069, ¶1070, ¶1071, ¶1072, ¶1073 & ¶1074 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, Ch. II, Art. III, § 2. ON LEGAL SUCCESSION, nn. ¶1075 & ¶1076 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, Ch. II, Art. III, § 3. ON TESTAMENTARY SUCCESSION, nn. ¶1077, ¶1, ¶1078, ¶1079, ¶1080, ¶1081, ¶1082, ¶1083, ¶2, ¶1084, ¶1085, ¶1086 & ¶1087 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, Ch. II, ARTICLE IV: On Mandate and Management of Another's Affair, nn. ¶1088, ¶1089, ¶1090 & ¶1091 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, Ch. II, ARTICLE V: On Deposit and Sequestration, nn. ¶1092, ¶1093, ¶1094 & ¶1095 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, Ch. II, ARTICLE VI: On Loan for Use and Precarium, nn. ¶1096, ¶1097 & ¶1098 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, Ch. II, ARTICLE VII: On Loan for Consumption, n. ¶1 — We must treat: 1. of the nature of loan for consumption; - 2. of profit not to be perceived from loan for consumption, or of usury; - 3. of titles excusing from usury, or of loan for consumption with stipulation of inter… Read in context →
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, Ch. II, Art. VII, § 1. ON THE NATURE OF LOAN FOR CONSUMPTION, nn. ¶1099, ¶1100 & ¶1101 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, Ch. II, Art. VII, § 2, OR ON USURY, nn. ¶1102, ¶1103, ¶1104, ¶1105 & ¶1106 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, Ch. II, Art. VII, § 3, OR ON INTEREST TO BE PERCEIVED FROM A LOAN FOR CONSUMPTION, nn. ¶1, ¶1107, ¶1108, ¶1109, ¶1110, ¶1111 & ¶1112 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, Ch. II, Art. VII, § 4. ON CERTAIN LOANS FOR CONSUMPTION IN SPECIES, nn. ¶1, ¶1113, ¶1114, ¶1115 & ¶1116 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. I, TREATISE ON CONTRACTS, SECOND PART: ON CONTRACTS …, Ch. II, ARTICLE I: ON DONATION IN GENERAL, nn. ¶875, ¶876, ¶877, ¶878, ¶879 & ¶880 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, TREATISE ON CONTRACTS, SECOND PART: ON CONTRACTS …, Ch. II, Art. I, § I. Who Can Donate, nn. ¶881 & ¶882 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, TREATISE ON CONTRACTS, SECOND PART: ON CONTRACTS …, Ch. II, Art. I, § II. Who Can Acquire from Donation, n. ¶883 — 883. - Those are capable of acquiring from donation who are not constituted incapable by law of receiving donations. Nor are infants, the insane, or others lacking the use of reason to be held incapable, since they are c… Read in context →
Vol. I, TREATISE ON CONTRACTS, SECOND PART: ON CONTRACTS …, Ch. II, Art. I, § III. What Can Be Donated, n. ¶884 — 884. - Generally speaking, all goods can be donated, i.e. things or rights of the donor. It is said: generally speaking; for in certain hypotheses they are not valid, or at least not licit, matter of donation; and thus: … Read in context →
Vol. I, TREATISE ON CONTRACTS, SECOND PART: ON CONTRACTS …, Ch. II, Art. I, § IV. What Form Is Prescribed by Our Law for a Valid Donation, n. ¶885 — 885. - 1. For donation inter vivos a perfect or real donation is required and suffices; but an imperfect or verbal donation does not suffice. Cf. n. 878. 2. For donation in prospect of death there is required either a so… Read in context →
Vol. I, TREATISE ON CONTRACTS, SECOND PART: ON CONTRACTS …, Ch. II, Art. I, § V. In What Mode Donation Ought to Be Accepted, nn. ¶886, ¶887, ¶888, ¶889 & ¶890 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, TREATISE ON CONTRACTS, SECOND PART: ON CONTRACTS …, Ch. II, Art. I, § VI. In What Sense Donation Ought to Be Irrevocable; and in What Cases It Can Be Revoked, n. ¶891 — 891. - 1° Any donation inter vivos whatever can be revoked before acceptance. (e), p. 471. 2° A donation in prospect of death can be revoked a) if the donor repents; b) it is revoked ipso facto if the donor either donate… Read in context →
Vol. I, TREATISE ON CONTRACTS, SECOND PART: ON CONTRACTS …, Ch. II, Art. II, OF AN ALLECTIVE DONATION, AND OF A DONATION ON ACCOUNT OF A FALSE CAUSE, nn. ¶1, ¶892, ¶2, ¶893, ¶3 & ¶894 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, TREATISE ON CONTRACTS, SECOND PART: ON CONTRACTS …, Ch. II, ARTICLE III: ON HEREDITARY SUCCESSION, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶895, ¶4, ¶896 & ¶897 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, TREATISE ON CONTRACTS, SECOND PART: ON CONTRACTS …, Ch. II, Art. III, § I, Both LEGAL and TESTAMENTARY, nn. ¶898, ¶899, ¶900, ¶901, ¶902 & ¶903 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, TREATISE ON CONTRACTS, SECOND PART: ON CONTRACTS …, Ch. II, Art. III, § II. On Legal Hereditary Succession, or on Those Dispositions of Law Which Are Proper to LEGAL Heirs, nn. ¶904, ¶905, ¶906, ¶907 & ¶908 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, TREATISE ON CONTRACTS, SECOND PART: ON CONTRACTS …, Ch. II, Art. III, § III. On Testamentary Succession, or on Those Dispositions of Law Which Pertain to INSTITUTED HEIRS and to LEGATEES, nn. ¶909, ¶910, ¶911, ¶912, ¶913, ¶914, ¶915, ¶1, ¶916, ¶917, ¶918, ¶919 & ¶920 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Third Part: Concerning Com…, Sect. C, Ch. II, Question Two: On Donation, nn. 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488 & 489 (48 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Third Part: Concerning Com…, Sect. C, Ch. II, Question Four: On Principles Common to Donation and Testament, nn. 496, 497 & 498 (39 passages — hover a number to read it)
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. II, Disputation IV: On Donation, n. 1 — DONATION also is as it were a contract, therefore we treat of it after promise; but both are called as it were contracts, because they proceed from mere liberality, and place the obligation on one side only, in whose pow… Read in context →
Tr. II, Disputation IV: On Donation, Question I: What donation is, and of how many kinds, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)
Tr. II, Disputation IV: On Donation, Question II: Who can donate, and what, nn. 1–32 (32 passages)
Tr. II, Disputation IV: On Donation, Question III: On the revocations of donations, nn. 1–19 (19 passages)
Treated under the broader heading Promises, Gifts, and Wills — Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Concina, Compendium · The Casuist · 1917 Code of Canon Law · Decretals of Gregory IX — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)