A Topic of Moral Theology

Names of Affines

Names of Affines, as treated in Wouters (Scholion. Names of Affines).

Also asked about as…

affinity relationships · in-laws · names of relations by marriage (ed.)

In the index as Affinity

In the manuals

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. VIII, Diss. II, Pt. II, Insofar as It Is a Sacrament, Particularly, Sect. III, Ch. III, Art. X, Scholion. Names of Affines, n. 798 — I. In the direct line: 1. Socer = father of the husband or wife (schoonvader, suocero, beau-pere, father-in-law, Schwiegervater). Socrus = mother of the husband or wife (schoonmoeder, suocera, belle-mere, mother-in-law, … Read in context →

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. II, Tr. XVIII, Ch. VI, Art. II, § II. On Impediments in Particular, n. 896, Q. 2 — Question 2. Who are the various affines? Resp. They are the following, namely: SOCER, or father by reason of affinity, whether of the married man or of the married woman - father-in-law. SOCRUS, or mother affine - mother… Read in context →

Treated under the broader heading Affinity — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · Merkelbach, Summa Theologiae Moralis · Palmieri, On Christian Marriage · Concina, Compendium · Slater, Cases II · Slater, Morals of To-Day · 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.)