A Topic of Moral Theology
The knowledge the priest needs before absolving
Sufficient knowledge of the sins and dispositions; presuming the penitent’s subjective malice.
The works themselves ask 1 question under this heading — see them together with their answers.
In the index as Confessor · Indisposed person · Absolution of an accomplice · Condition · Delay of absolution · Sincerity
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. II, Bk. VI, Chapter VI. The Form of Penance, n. 2 — The priest cannot pass sentence without having a sufficient knowledge of the sins to be absolved and the dispositions of the penitent. It is not necessary, however, nor is it possible to have a distinct knowledge of the … Read in context →
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. I, § VI. On the Office of Rendering Sentence, nn. ¶1, 403, 404, 405, 406 & 407 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium
Diss. I, Chapter I — Propositions condemned by the Holy See, nn. 64 & LXIV (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Absolution — Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Koch–Preuss · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · Merkelbach, Summa Theologiae Moralis · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Slater, Cases II · The Casuist — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)