A Topic of Moral Theology
The minister of solemn and of private Baptism
Priest, deacon, lay person; who baptizes in necessity.
The works themselves ask 15 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
baptizing a dying baby · emergency baptism · layperson baptizing · who can baptize (ed.)
In the index as Baptism · Diaconate · Domicile · Midwives · Pastor · Bishop · Necessity · Parents · Vagrants · A stranger · Ceremonies · Delegation · Heretic · Layman · Order · Parish priest · Pilgrims · Rebaptization · Regulars · Strangers · Subject · Travelers · Unbelievers · Wanderer
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. II, Bk. III, Chapter III. The Minister of Baptism, n. 1 — THE ordinary minister of solemn Baptism is a priest, but as it is a parochial sacrament, its lawful administration belongs exclusively to the parish priest or to the priest who has the cure of souls in the district in wh… Read in context →
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. III, On Baptism, III. On the Minister of Baptism, nn. 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428 & 429 (11 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)
112. On the Minister of Baptism, n. 2 (6 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. II, Treatise On Baptism, Chapter III. On the Minister of Baptism, nn. 243, 245 & 246 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. II, Chapter V. On The Minister Of Baptism, nn. 120 & 123 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Baptism, Question Four: On the Minister of Baptism, nn. ¶1, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140 & 141 (33 passages — hover a number to read it)
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium
Diss. II, Chapter III — On the minister of Baptism, its institution, obligation, and necessity, n. I — I. QUESTION I. Of how many kinds is the minister of Baptism? ANSWER. Threefold. First, ordinary by office. Second, extraordinary by delegation. Third, of necessity. The ordinary minister of the solemnity is the bishop, t… Read in context →
Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume II
Slater, Cases II, Baptism, Case 4. A Too Zealous Pastor, nn. ¶5 & ¶6 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Catechism of the Council of Trent (The Roman Catechism)
Pt. II, The Sacrament of Baptism, nn. ¶44, ¶45, ¶46, ¶47 & ¶48 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading The Minister of Baptism — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · 1917 Code of Canon Law — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)