A Topic of Moral Theology
In Dances and Plays
Cooperation in evil dances and plays: promoters, performers, and those who attend.
In the index as Dances · Cooperation in Sin · Plays
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Ch. III, Appendix I. Concerning Par…, Article Two. Concerning Dances., n. 420 — 420. Whether They Are Licit. Dances must be distinguished into gravely indecent dances and honorable, or only slightly indecent, dances. Gravely indecent dances are those which are undertaken by persons of different, or … Read in context →
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 9. The Sins Against B…, In Dances and Plays, nn. 1531 & 1532 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Dances — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Commentaries (1910) · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Tanquerey · Vermeersch, On Chastity · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · Konings, Theologia Moralis — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)