The works themselves ask 24 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
unbelief · unbelievers (ed.)
In the index as Infidelity · Unbelievers · Unbelief · Faith · Heresy · Prudence · Application of Mass · Heresy, what it is, of how many kinds · Heretics · Apostasy · Baptism · Jews · Little children · Virtue of faith · Abjuration of heresy · Atheism · Augustine, St. · Boy · Fraud · Infidels · Innkeeper · Judaism · Marriage · Miracles
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Part First. On the Precept…, Book First. On the Precept…, Question Third. On Sins Ag…, Article First. On Infidelity, nn. 26 & 27 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. V, Pt. I, Chapter III. Sins against Faith, n. 1 — All who have sufficient knowledge of the Gospel are bound to embrace and believe it: “‘ He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be condemned. A grave sin, then, is committed by o… 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. V, § II. On the Subjects of Law Generally, n. 126 — III. In order that someone be subject to positive law, it is required that he be the subject of the respective legislator, and, if there is question of human law, that he habitually enjoy the use of reason. I said: 1. Th… Read in context →
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. I, Diss. I, Pt. II, Section I. On Sins Against the Precept of the Internal Act, n. 491 — I. Infidelity. 1. Notion. Infidelity is the lack of faith in a non-baptized man. 2. Division. Three kinds are distinguished, namely positive, privative, and negative. Positive infidelity is when an unbaptized person know… Read in context →
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. I, Diss. I, Pt. II, Section II. On Sins Against the Precept of the External Act, n. 500 — V. Applications. In making applications we distinguish the diverse things by which both denial and dissimulation of faith can be done, namely words, signs more strictly taken, clothing, and deeds. 1. Words. One who is qu… Read in context →
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. I, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. III, Scholion. On the Propagation of Faith, n. 510 — I. Christ the Lord entrusted the deposit of faith to the Church, so that she herself, with the Holy Spirit continually assisting, might guard revealed doctrine holily and expound it faithfully (can. 1322, § 1). This is c… Read in context →
Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. II, Diss. III, Pt. I, Section V. On Infants of Non-Catholics, n. 99 — An infant of non-Catholics, that is, of unbelievers, heretics, schismatics, and Catholics who have fallen into apostasy or heresy or schism, is licitly baptized: I. When he is in such danger of life that it is prudently … Read in context →
Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. IV, Diss. III, Pt. I, Section II. On the Efficacy and Effects of the Sacrifice of the Mass, n. 208 — IV. The application of the special fruit. I said of the special fruit; for the general and most special fruits do not need application. The former, by the very fact that the sacrifice is offered, comes to the whole Churc… Read in context →
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 2. The Sins Against F…, The Sin of Unbelief, nn. 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 818, 822 & 824 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 3. The Commandments o…, Dangers of Profession of Unbelief, n. 944 — Dangers of Profession of Unbelief. Dangers of Profession of Unbelief.—The principal dangers of making external profession of false religion, if not of losing faith itself, are the following: (a) membership in forbidden societies; (b) communication in sect… Read in context →
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, On Laws, III. On the Subject of Law, n. 193 — You will resolve: Every man is subject to natural law. For natural law is the very reason and divine will commanding the order to be preserved and forbidding it to be disturbed, promulgated through the very light of reas… Read in context →
Vol. I, On Sins and Virtues, VI. On Virtues, n. 346 — What is prudence, what are its parts, and what vices are opposed to it? R. To the first. It is a certain special virtue of the practical intellect, by which in any business occurring we know what is honorable, what shame… Read in context →
Vol. I, On the Precept of Faith, nn. 365, 368 & 369 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, On the Precept of Charity, VI. On Scandal, n. 439 — Are you bound to give up temporal goods in order to avoid scandal? R. Negatively, ordinarily speaking; for either a great loss of money must be suffered, and charity toward neighbor does not urge with so great an inconve… Read in context →
Vol. III, On the Sacraments in General, III. On the Minister of the Sacraments, n. 365 — What about the obligation of denying the sacraments to the unworthy who ask? - Generally and under grave obligation, speaking in itself, the minister is bound to deny the sacraments to the unworthy, because natural law o… Read in context →
Vol. IV, On Marriage, II. On the Nature and Properties of Marriage, nn. 970, 971, 979 & 980 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. IV, On Marriage, III. On the Impediments of Marriage, n. 984 — What and of how many kinds is an impediment of marriage; by what law is it constituted, and by what superior; whom does it affect? Impediments of marriage are certain conditions or circumstances constituted by law, which… Read in context →
Moral Enchiridion, Comprising Select Decrees and Definitions of the Holy See, of Ecumenical Councils and of the Sacred Roman Congregations (Enchiridion Morale), Fourth Edition
Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On the Theological Virtues, n. 346 (3 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)
28. On Communication with Infidels, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 (28 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 Virtues, Ch. I, Art. III, § I. On Infidelity, nn. 205, 206 & 207 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. II, On the Theological Virtues…, On the Virtue of Faith, nn. 667 & 668 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)
Vol. IV, Pt. I, Ch. I, Section 4: Sins Against Faith, nn. ¶1–¶26 & ¶28–¶43 (42 passages)
Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels
Vol. II, First Book: On the Theolog…, Tr. I, Chapter I: On Infidelity, nn. 28–41 (14 passages)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. I, Pt. I, Tract VII. On theological …, Ch. III, Article I. On paganism and Judaism, nn. 510 & 511 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Faith, Fourth Part: On the Vices …, Question One: On Sins Dire…, Article I: On Infidelity, nn. ¶1, 734, 735, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 741 & 742 (30 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. V, Ch. I, Art. III, § I. On Infidelity in General, nn. 158 & 159 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Summae S. Thomae (Billuart)
Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Faith, On the Vices Opposed to Fa…, On unbelief in general, nn. 1–19 (19 passages)
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium
Bk. III, Diss. I, Chapter VII — On Infidelity, and its various species opposed to the virtue of faith, nn. I, II & III (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. I, Disputation II: On Unbelief, n. 1 — Among the unfaithful there are some who never received the faith, and these are the pagans: Others are those who rejected the faith once received, and these are heretics: Others, finally, who long worshiped the faith of … Read in context →
Tr. I, Disputation II: On Unbelief, Question I: What unbelief is, and what kind of sin it is, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Tr. I, Disputation II: On Unbelief, Question VIII: Whether unbaptized unbelievers can retain power over the faithful, and whether they can be deprived of it, nn. 1–26 (26 passages)
Treated under the broader heading Sins against Faith — Konings, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · The Casuist · Spirago — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)