A Topic of Moral Theology

Necessary and free matter

Mortal sins never absolved as necessary matter; venial and already-absolved sins as free but sufficient matter; confessing venial sins only.

In the index as Penance · Sacrament of Penance · Penance as a sacrament · Confession · Matter of penance · One to be Baptized (Baptizandus) · Absolution · Accusation · Confessor · Imperfection · Matter · Venial sin · Converts · False accusation of solicitation · Moral imperfection · Neophytes · New Converts · Remitted sins · Venial sins · Absolution from sins · Altar (Altare) · Baptism · Circumstances · Confession of venial sins

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Chapter First. On Penance …, Question Second. On the ma…, Article First. On remote matter., nn. ¶1, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231 & 232 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. II, Bk. VI, Chapter II. The Matter of Penance, nn. 1, 3 & 4 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. I, Sect. II, Chapter I. On Remote Matter, nn. 293 & 294 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, On Penance, I. On the Nature and Remote Matter of Penance, nn. 661–676 (16 passages)

Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.

Vol. II, Treatise On the Sacrament …, First Part. On the Essence…, Chapter II. On the Matter of the Sacrament of Penance, nn. 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423 & 424 (31 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. I, Matrimony, and Holy Orders, On Penance (Volume I), Moral Part — Chapter II: On the Confessor, nn. 529, 530 & 531 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. V, Ch. I, Art. IV, § 2. On the Remote Matter of the Sacrament of Penance, nn. 320, 321, 322, 323, 324 & 325 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. V, Diss. I, Ch. II, Article I: On The Matter Of This Sacrament, n. ¶1654 — 1654. As in the other Sacraments, so also in the Sacrament of Penance, there is a twofold matter, namely REMOTE and PROXIMATE.Read in context →

Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. V, Diss. I, Ch. II, Art. I, § 1. On The Remote Matter, nn. ¶1, ¶1655, ¶1656, ¶1657 & ¶1658 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. V, Diss. I, Ch. II, Art. I, § 2. On The Proximate Matter, nn. ¶1659 & ¶1660 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pastoral Questions

Ch. III, Question I: Concerning the Pious and Devout, nn. ¶2629, ¶2630, ¶2631, ¶2632 & ¶2633 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART FIRST: ON THE ESSENCE…, OR ON ITS NATURE, MATTER, AND FORM, CHAPTER II: ON THE MATTER OF THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE, nn. ¶1339, ¶1340 & ¶1341 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Penance, First Part: On the Sacrame…, Question Two: On the Constitutive Elements of the Sacrament, n. 431 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Penance, First Part: On the Sacrame…, Question Two: On the Const…, Article I: On Remote Matter, nn. ¶1, 432, 433, 434, 435 & 436 (29 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Penance, First Part: On the Sacrame…, Question Two: On the Const…, Article II: On Proximate Matter, nn. ¶1, 437, 438, 439 & 440 (44 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. II, Tr. XV, Pt. I, Chapter II. On the Matter of the Sacrament of Penance, nn. 724, 725, 725, Q. 2, 725, Q. 3, 725, Q. 4, 725, Q. 5, 725, Q. 6, 725, Q. 7 & 726 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Diss. I, Chapter IV — On the sacrament of Penance, and its remote and proximate matter, nn. I, II, III, IV & V (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume II

Slater, Cases II, Penance, Case 17. A Lie in Confession, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Catechism of the Council of Trent (The Roman Catechism)

Pt. II, The Sacrament of Penance, nn. ¶30 & ¶31 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Penance and Confession — McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905) · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Koch–Preuss · Spirago · Deshon, Guide · 1917 Code of Canon Law · Decretum of Gratian · Decretals of Gregory IX — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)