A Topic of Moral Theology
Homicide
The killing of a man: suicide, murder, and the killings the law of God does not forbid.
The works themselves ask 29 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
In the index as Homicide · Abortion · Life and health · Self-Defense · To kill · Homicides (Homicidae) · Aggressor (Aggressor) · Irregularity · Tyrant (Tyrannus) · Craniotomy (Craneotomia) · Invader of goods · Killing of self · Medicine (Medicina) · Procuring abortion · Punishment · Punishment of sin · Caesarean operation · Danger (Periculum) · Defendant (Reus) · Innocent person (Innocens) · Justice · Killing an innocent person · Killing one's self · Moderation of blameless defense (Moderamen inculpatae tutelae)
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Fifth. On the Fifth Precept of the Decalogue, n. ¶1 — "Thou shalt not kill." Ex. 20:13. This precept is formally negative, prohibiting homicide; but because death can be inflicted both on oneself and on others also by omission of necessary care, the same is virtually also p… Read in context →
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Fifth. On the Fifth P…, Question Fifth. On the Kil…, Article First. On Homicide, nn. 336, 337, 338, 339 & 340 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. V, Chapter III. Justifiable Homicide, nn. 1 & 4 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Bk. XI, Chapter III. Irregularities arising from Crime, n. 1 — ACCORDING to Canon 985, the following are irregular from crime. These crimes, however, do not cause irregularity unless they were grave, external sins, whether public or occult, and committed after Baptism, except in the… Read in context →
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. VII, Sect. II, Ch. III, Article II. On Goods of the Body, n. 1035 — I. Spiritual damages consist in this: that the one killed is deprived of the last sacraments, of time for meriting, etc. Moreover, they must be restored only if both the damage that followed is certain and the damage can… Read in context →
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 4. The Vices Opposed …, Homicide, nn. 1816–1851 (36 passages)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 4. The Vices Opposed …, Accidental Homicide, nn. 1862 & 1865 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, On the Fifth Precept of th…, I. On the Killing of Oneself, n. 708 — What is the order of the precepts among themselves? - "After the three precepts pertaining to religion, by which the debt is rendered to God, and after the fourth precept, which belongs to piety, by which the debt is ren… Read in context →
Vol. II, On the Seventh and Tenth P…, XXIV. On Restitution from Unjust Damaging, n. 1372 — To what is the damager bound because of unjust homicide? - Homicides or mutilators more probably must restore nothing precisely for life, member, etc., because these are not estimable by price. But they are bound to comp… Read in context →
Vol. IV, On the Constitution *Apostolicae Sedis*, nn. 1182 & 1198 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. IV, On Irregularity, nn. 1329 & 1345 (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)
60. On Homicide and Abortion, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (18 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.
Vol. I, Treatise On the Precepts o…, On the Fifth Precept of th…, Chapter II. On the Killing of the Neighbor, n. ¶1 — Namely: 1. of the killing of a guilty person; 2. of an aggressor; 3. of an innocent person.Read in context →
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. III, Contracts, and the Obligat…, On the Virtue of Justice (…, Part I — Chapter II: On Injury, or the Violation of Right, n. 311 — § II. On Homicide.. 311. Homicide means the same thing as the killing of a man. But those who are killed can be innocent, or evildoers condemned by public authority, or unjust aggressors. Hence we shall speak: 1. of the killing of the innoc… Read in context →
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. V, CHAPTER II: On Homicide and Its Species, nn. ¶1 & ¶728 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. V, Ch. II, ARTICLE I: On the Killing of a Malefactor, nn. ¶1, ¶729, ¶730, ¶731 & ¶732 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. V, Ch. II, ARTICLE II: On the Killing of an Aggressor, nn. ¶733, ¶734, ¶735, ¶736 & ¶737 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. V, Ch. II, ARTICLE III: On the Killing of an Innocent Person, n. ¶1 — There must be said: 1. concerning the killing of an innocent person in general; - 2. concerning the procuring of abortion.Read in context →
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. V, Ch. II, Art. III, § 1. On the Killing of an Innocent Person in General, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶738, ¶739 & ¶740 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. V, Ch. II, Art. III, § 2. On the Procuring of Abortion, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶741, ¶742, ¶743, ¶744 & ¶745 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER II: ON THE KILLING OF ONE'S NEIGHBOR, n. ¶1 — Namely 1° of the killing of a guilty man; 2° of an aggressor; 3° of an innocent.Read in context →
Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, ARTICLE I: ON THE KILLING OF A GUILTY MAN OR MALEFACTOR, nn. ¶464, ¶465 & ¶466 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, ARTICLE II: ON THE KILLING OF AN UNJUST AGGRESSOR, nn. ¶467, ¶468, ¶469, ¶470 & ¶471 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, Art. III, § I. On the killing of an innocent in general, nn. ¶472 & ¶473 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. II, Art. III, § II. On the procurement of abortion, nn. ¶1, ¶474, ¶475 & ¶476 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Third Part: Concerning Com…, Section B: On Justice and …, Ch. I, Question Three: On the Killing of One's Neighbor, nn. ¶1, 355 & 364 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium
Diss. II, Chapter V — On restitution on account of homicide, or mutilation, or defloration, or adultery, nn. I–XVI (16 passages)
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. I, Disputation XXVI: On Homicide, n. 1 — SINCE among the other goods life is most dear to each one, by its unjust removal one sins most gravely against one's neighbor; for it is like an annihilation of all the goods which one living possesses: wherefore by homi… Read in context →
Tr. I, Disputation XXVI: On Homic…, Question I: What homicide is, and of how many kinds, nn. 1–15 (15 passages)
Tr. I, Disputation XXVI: On Homic…, Question II: On homicide of deliberate purpose, by ambush, and by treachery, nn. 1–23 (23 passages)
Tr. I, Disputation XXVI: On Homic…, Question III: Whether one who commands a homicide is to be burdened with the same guilt and punishment as the one who carries it out, nn. 1–15 (15 passages)
Tr. I, Disputation XXVI: On Homic…, Question IV: Whether an attempted homicide, and other attempted crimes, are to be punished with the same penalty as the crime committed, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Tr. I, Disputation XXVI: On Homic…, Question V: What are the punishments of voluntary homicide, nn. 1–23 (23 passages)
Tr. I, Disputation XXVI: On Homic…, Question VIII: Whether it is lawful for a husband to kill a wife caught in adultery, and a father his daughter, and a brother his sister, together with the seducer, nn. 1–36 (36 passages)
The Catechism Explained: An Exhaustive Exposition of the Christian Religion
Pt. II, Vice and Virtue, Perfection, A. THE COMMANDMENTS, X. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF…, THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT OF GOD, 2. OUR DUTY IN REGARD TO THE LIFE OF OUR NEIGHBOR, nn. ¶1–¶34 (34 passages)
The Decretum of Gratian (Concordia discordantium canonum)
Pt. II, Causa XXIII, Question V, cc. ¶ & 1–49 (50 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Decretals of Gregory IX (Liber Extra)
Bk. V, Title X: On Those Who Killed Their Children, cc. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Bk. V, Title XII: On Voluntary or Accidental Homicide, cc. 1–25 (25 passages)
The Liber Sextus of Boniface VIII
Bk. V, Title IV: On Homicide, cc. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Life and Bodily Integrity (Fifth Commandment) — Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · The Roman Catechism · Coppens, Moral Philosophy · 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.)