A Topic of Moral Theology
Narcotics and Anaesthetics
Morphine, chloroform, opium and the like: their lawful medical use, the sin of the habit, and the loss of reason they work.
The works themselves ask 1 question under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
addiction · chloroform · drugs · morphine · opium (ed.)
In the index as Morphine · Chloroform · Cocaine · Drunkenness · Narcotics · Dying, duties toward the · Prudence of the confessor
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology, On the Principles of Moral…, Book Sixth. On Sins., Question Seventh. On Certa…, Article First. On Capital Sins., nn. 344 & 345 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. I, Diss. III, Pt. III, Sect. II, Scholion. On the Use of Some Harmful Things, n. 528 — I. The use of chloroform, ether, and other things by which the use of reason is removed, is of itself illicit, but lawful on account of a proportionate cause. It is said: 1. It is of itself illicit, because it not only d… Read in context →
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, On Sins and Virtues, V. On the Capital Vices, n. 336 — Is drunkenness licit for undergoing a surgical operation? - The first opinion, which St. Alphonsus, 76, and others hold, denies it, because in this case drunkenness would be directly intended, or the privation of reason,… Read in context →
Moral Principles and Medical Practice: The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence
Coppens, Medical Practice, Lecture VI. The Physician’s Professional Rights and Duties, nn. ¶20 & ¶34 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pastoral Questions
Ch. II, § B. Concerning Certain Si…, Question I: Concerning Sins Against the Internal Goods of Life and Body, nn. ¶4714–¶4727 (14 passages)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Third Part: On the Virtue …, Question Two: On Drunkenness, Article I: On Drunkenness in Itself, nn. ¶1, 985, 986, 987, 988, 989 & 990 (25 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Gluttony — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Tanquerey · Koch–Preuss · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Spirago — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)