Mutilation

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Hieronymus Noldin, S.J. — 3 passages

Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Fifth. On the Fifth P…, Question Second. On the Killing and Mutilation of Oneself, nn. 327, 328 & 329 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Thomas Slater, S.J.

Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. V, Chapter I. Suicide, n. 4 — As we have not the ownership of life, so neither are we the owners of our limbs so as to be able to dispose of them at will. A man is not justified in mutilating himself in order to avoid military conscription, or to exc… Read in context →

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Ludovicus Wouters, C.SS.R. — 6 passages

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. I, Diss. III, Pt. III, Section II. On Sins Opposed to Charity Toward Self, nn. 526 & 527 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. V, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. II, Etc, Scholion. On Mutilation, Imprisonment, and Beating of an Innocent Person, n. 740 — What mutilation is, and what direct and indirect mutilation are, has been set forth in the treatise on charity (n. 526). Now proceed: I. Direct mutilation of an innocent person, with the required consent posited, is lawf… Read in context →

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. V, Sect. II, Scholion. On Mutilation and Beating of a Criminal, n. 742 — I. Public authority, just as it can kill a criminal, so a fortiori can mutilate, imprison, and beat him. But it is another question whether public authority lawfully imposes certain mutilations, namely vasectomy, oophore… Read in context →

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. VII, Sect. II, Ch. III, Article II. On Goods of the Body, n. 1035 — I. Spiritual damages consist in this: that the one killed is deprived of the last sacraments, of time for meriting, etc. Moreover, they must be restored only if both the damage that followed is certain and the damage can… Read in context →

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. VIII, Diss. II, Pt. II, Insofar as It Is a Sacrament, Particularly, Sect. III, Ch. III, Article II. Impotence, n. 774 — IV. Cases of impotence. The following are impotent: 1. A man who lacks the male member. 2. One who is deprived of both testicles. For men of this sort, although at least sometimes they can penetrate the vagina and ejacul… Read in context →

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

John A. McHugh, O.P., and Charles J. Callan, O.P. — 3 passages

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 4. The Vices Opposed …, Bodily Injury, nn. 1866, 1867 & 1869 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 3 passages

Vol. I, On the Fifth Precept of th…, I. On the Killing of Oneself, n. 714 — Is mutilation of oneself lawful? It is not lawful to mutilate oneself, or even to mutilate another, unless this is necessary for the conservation of the whole body, and with the consent of him whose member it is, or of h… Read in context →

Vol. IV, On Irregularity, nn. 1327 & 1335 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)

Antony Koch; adapted and edited by Arthur Preuss — 16 passages

Vol. III, Pt. I, Chapter IV: Negative Duties in Regard to Life and Health, nn. ¶1–¶14 (14 passages)

Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. IV, Section 8: Duties with Regard to the Bodily Life of Others, nn. ¶12 & ¶13 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pastoral Questions

Benedict H. Merkelbach, O.P. — 108 passages

Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, II. Questions Concerning E…, I. Pastoral Questions Rega…, Question Two: Concerning Actions Harmful to Human Life or Integrity — Theological Principles, nn. ¶817, ¶824, ¶825, ¶826, ¶827, ¶828, ¶829, ¶830, ¶831, ¶832, ¶833 & ¶834 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, IIbis. Questions Concernin…, II. On Sterilization, nn. ¶1515–¶1564 (50 passages)

Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, IIbis. Questions Concernin…, II. On Sterilization, Question One: On the Morality of Private Sterilization, nn. ¶1565–¶1589 (25 passages)

Ch. II, § B. Concerning Certain Si…, Question I: Concerning Sins Against the Internal Goods of Life and Body, nn. ¶4728–¶4748 (21 passages)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Dominic M. Prümmer, O.P. — 7 passages

Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. I, Q. III, Ch. III, Art. III, § 1. On Injury Against One's Own Body, nn. ¶29, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116 & 117 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Clement Marc, C.SS.R. — 3 passages

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. V, Ch. IV, Art. I, § 2. On Mutilation of Oneself, nn. ¶756, ¶1 & ¶2 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 31 passages

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Third Part: Concerning Com…, Section B: On Justice and …, Ch. I, Question Five: On Harms Which Are Inflicted upon the Members of the Body, nn. ¶1, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373 & 374 (31 passages — hover a number to read it)

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Gaudentius Bontempi of Brescia, O.F.M. Cap. — 4 passages

Tr. I, Disputation XXVI: On Homic…, Question XV: Whether the mutilation of a limb is ever lawful, nn. 1, 2, 3 & 4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume I

Thomas Slater, S.J. — 12 passages

Slater, Cases I, The Fifth Commandment, Case 3. Mutilation Unlawful, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)