A Topic of Moral Theology
Imperfections
Acts less good than a man might do, and how they stand to venial sin.
The works themselves ask 2 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
faults that are not sins · is an imperfection a sin · not doing the better thing (ed.)
In the index as Imperfection · Sin · COMMUNION of a newly baptized convert without Confession · Confession · Imperfections · Moral imperfection · Venial sins · Counsel · Public sinners not admitted to Holy Communion · Scandal by immodesty in dress · Sinners · Sins
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. IV, Pt. I, Chapter I. The Nature of Sin, n. 1 — A SIN is nothing but a bad human act, and it may be defined as a free transgression of the law of God. For a bad human act is a disturbance of right order either because in itself it is against right reason, as murder or… Read in context →
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. II, Diss. II, Pt. I, Sect. III, Ch. I, Art. IX, § IV. On Counsels, n. 213 — III. Obligation of following counsel. 1. There is not, as is clear, an obligation of doing what according to itself is more perfect, but here and now is less perfect. Thus, for example, often here and now it is better to… Read in context →
Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. II, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. III, Ch. II, Art. IV, § VII, Scholion. On Imperfections, nn. 331 & 332 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. II, Art. 3. Bad Habits, or Vices, Imperfections, n. 185 — Imperfections. Imperfections.—The description of venial sin just given indicates that it is a voluntary transgression of the law of God in matters of lighter importance, and is thus distinguished from the various classes of moral imper… Read in context →
Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. II, Art. 3. Bad Habits, or Vices, Change in the Gravity of Moral Defects, n. 186 — Change in the Gravity of Moral Defects.-An imperfection becomes a sin: (a) if the motive for omitting what is of counsel only is sinful (e.g., to neglect a Mass that is not of obligation out of contempt); (b) if a slight… Read in context →
Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels
Vol. I, Tr. V, Chapter IV: On Moral Imperfection, nn. 422, 423, 424 & 425 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. V, Diss. III, Ch. III, Art. II, § 1. On The Obligation Of The Confessor Toward Penitents Diverse From The State Of Soul, n. ¶1842 — 1842. IT IS ASKED. How ought the confessor conduct himself with penitents who bring only IMPERFECTIONS or VENIAL sins? Resp. 1. "If they confess imperfections which do not reach faults certainly venial, Bonacina says tha… Read in context →
The Casuist: A Collection of Cases in Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. V, Case LXXII: A Zealous Penitent Discouraged by Imperfections and Venial Sins, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8 & ¶9 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Sloth — Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Tanquerey · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Merkelbach, Summa Theologiae Moralis · Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Bontempi, Palladium Theologicum V · Spirago — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)