A Topic of Moral Theology
Just and sinful anger
Revenge and lawful punishment; anger in moderation for a just cause; the daughters of anger; contumely.
The works themselves ask 4 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
righteous anger (ed.)
In the index as Anger · Capital Vices · Blasphemy · Contumely · Desire · Abomination · Avarice · Boldness · Concupiscence · Cruelty · Curse · Delectation · Despair · Dryness · Election · Envy · Fear · Ferocity · Fighting · Flight · Foolishness · Gluttony · Hatred · Indignation
Further reading Accepting Excuses in Anger — on Leviticus 10 ↗ — Cornelius a Lapide, The Great Commentary, read off-site at lapide.org (public-domain translation) (ed.)
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. IV, Pt. II, Ch. II, 4. Anger, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. II, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. III, Ch. II, Art. IV, § VI. On Anger, nn. 323, 324, 325 & 326 (4 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, The Motives of Sin, n. 269 — The predominant individual motives for sin are as numerous as the different characters of those addicted to sin, and hence it is impossible to classify them. The predominant general motives for sin, on the contrary, can … Read in context →
Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 8. The Sins Against Peace, Fighting, n. 1431 — Causes of Fighting. Causes of Fighting.—The remedy of sinful fighting is the removal of its causes. The sources of fighting are proximate and remote. (a) The immediate cause is anger. The angry man provokes fights (Prov., xv. 18, xxix. 22),… Read in context →
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 4. The Vices Opposed …, Contumely, n. 2017 — The Causes of Contumely. The Causes of Contumely.—(a) Pride is sometimes a cause, inasmuch as those who consider themselves better than others are quick to express the contempt they feel for others, if they hope that this will add to their own g… Read in context →
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 8. The Virtue of Temp…, Anger, nn. 2546, 2547, 2548 & 2549 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, On Human Acts, I. On the Nature of the Human Act, n. 17 — What are the acts of the will which consist in the pursuit of good and in flight from evil? - These acts of the will can be distinguished according as the passions of the sensitive appetite, to which they correspond, are… Read in context →
Vol. I, On Sins and Virtues, V. On the Capital Vices, nn. 341 & 342 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. II, Fundamental Moral Theology…, On Sins and Vices, nn. 531, 532 & 533 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fifth Part: On the Virtues…, Question Two: On Meekness …, Article II: On the Opposed Sins, nn. ¶1, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039 & 1040 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. VI, Disputation II: On the Vic…, Question V: On anger, nn. 1–25 (25 passages)
Treated under the broader heading Anger — Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Rickaby, Moral Philosophy · The Roman Catechism · Spirago — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)