A Topic of Moral Theology
Guilt and penalty; the treasury of the Church
Temporal punishment remaining after forgiveness; the Church's power to remit it
The works themselves ask 2 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
temporal punishment · time in purgatory (ed.)
In the index as Indulgence · Indulgences · Sin · Treasure of Church in indulgences
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. II, Bk. XII, Chapter I. The Nature of an Indulgence, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Appendix. On Indulgences, Pt. I, Sect. I, Existence, and Division of Indulgences, nn. 481 & 482 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. IV, On Indulgences, nn. 1349 & 1350 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. I, Matrimony, and Holy Orders, On Penance (Volume I), Appendix: On Indulgences, n. 599 — § I. On the Notion and Existence of Indulgences — I. On the Notion and Species. 599. 1° Definition. Indulgence (from indu-licentia) has the same sound as mildness, condonation; as it is used here, it is usually defined: the remission of temporal punishment, owed to sin, valid before God, made throug… Read in context →
Treated under the broader heading The Nature of an Indulgence — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905) · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Vermeersch, On Forbidden Books · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Merkelbach, Summa Theologiae Moralis · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Concina, Compendium — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)