A Topic of Moral Theology
Kinds of secrets
Natural, promised, entrusted (professional); the obligation of each.
The works themselves ask 14 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Within this topic
In the index as Secret · Secrets · Letters · Confession · Official · Opening of letters · Revelation of a secret · Sacramental Seal · Violation · *Restrictio stricte mentalis* · Abraham · Ambiguous language · Amphiboly · Committed · Confessor · Equivocation · Family · Investigation · Isaac · Jacob · Jesus · John the Baptist, St. · Letters requiring secrecy · Lies (see Lying)
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. VIII, Chapter V. Secrets, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. VIII, Section IV. On Injury of a Secret, nn. 1087, 1088, 1089, 1090 & 1091 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 6. The Remaining Pote…, Breach of Promise, n. 2407 — Infidelity and Violation of a Secret. Infidelity and Violation of a Secret.—It remains to speak of the vices of infidelity and violation of secret (see 2388 a). As to the former, since it has been discussed elsewhere (1877 sqq., 1888, 1889; see also the matt… Read in context →
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 6. The Remaining Pote…, Violation of Secret, nn. 2408, 2409, 2410, 2411, 2412, 2413, 2414, 2415, 2416, 2417 & 2420 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, On the Eighth Precept of t…, V. On Violation of Secret, n. 1536 — What is a secret, and how manyfold is it? A secret in general is called whatever is hidden. As pertains to the present question, a secret is: some hidden thing revealed to someone, or known in any way, with the burden of… Read in context →
Vol. III, On Penance, XII. On the Various Duties of the Minister, n. 831 — What of the obligation of the seal of Confession? - The seal of Confession is the religious obligation of preserving secrecy concerning those things which are known from sacramental Confession, namely of manifesting them… Read in context →
A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. II, Section 6: The Duty of Keeping Secrets, nn. ¶1–¶26 (26 passages)
Moral Principles and Medical Practice: The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence
Coppens, Medical Practice, Lecture VI. The Physician’s Professional Rights and Duties, n. ¶21 — 6. The sixth duty of a Doctor is of a different kind. There exists a tacit or implicit contract between him and his patients that he shall keep their secrets of which he becomes possessed in his professional capacity. It… Read in context →
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. I, Q. III, Ch. III, Art. IV, II. On Injuries By Words O…, § 4. On Violation Of Secret, nn. 175, 178 & 179 (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…, Section E: On Truth, Question Two: On Violation of a Secret, nn. 852, 853, 854, 855 & 856 (37 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. VI, On the Eighth Precept of t…, Chapter V. On Violation of a Secret, nn. 323 & 324 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume I
Slater, Cases I, The Eighth Commandment, Case 7. Privileged Secrets, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8 & ¶9 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Guide for Catholic Young Women
Chapter LXII: Obligation of Secrecy, nn. ¶748, ¶749, ¶750, ¶751, ¶752, ¶753 & ¶754 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Seventh. On the Eight…, Question Fifth. On Violation of Secret, nn. 666, 667, 668, 669 & 670 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
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, nn. 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429 & 430 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Secrets — Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Rickaby, Moral Philosophy · The Casuist — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)