A Topic of Moral Theology
The nature and source of the seal
The obligation of secrecy from natural, divine and ecclesiastical law.
The works themselves ask 19 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Within this topic
In the index as Seal of Confession (Sigillum Confessionis) · Sacramental seal · Confession · Subject of the seal · Confessor · Penance · Presumption · *Parvitas materiae* · A superior · Active and passive use · Krieg, C. · Linsenmann, F. X. · Notice · Opinion · Secret · Smallness Of Matter
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Ch. III, Question Three. Concerning…, Article Nine. Concerning t…, Section 2. Concerning the Subject of the Seal., nn. 409 & 410 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. II, Bk. VI, Chapter XIV. The Seal of Confession, n. 1 — By the seal of confession is understood the religious obligation to keep secret anything that is manifested in sacramental confession. This obligation is imposed by the natural, the divine, and by positive ecclesiastical… Read in context →
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. III, On Penance, XII. On the Various Duties of the Minister, nn. 831, 832, 833, 834, 835 & 836 (6 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)
136. On the Sacramental Seal, nn. 5 & 5 (7 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 the Sacrament …, Pt. III, Ch. II, Art. II, § II, Point I. On the Obligation of the Seal, nn. 647, 648, 649 & 650 (14 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Ch. II, Sect. 5, Article 5: The Seal of Confession, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11, ¶12 & ¶13 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. V, Ch. III, Art. II, § 3, 2. On the Obligation of the Seal of Confession, n. 445 — 445. d) The obligation of the seal, which arises from a threefold source, namely, from natural, divine, and ecclesiastical law, is most strict, so that it admits no exception. Natural law demands the seal, because the pe… Read in context →
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, Ch. II, Art. II, § II. On the Seal of Confession, nn. ¶3, ¶1489, ¶1490 & ¶1491 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pastoral Questions
Ch. IV, Question Third: Concerning…, Article I: Concerning the Obligation of the Sacramental Seal, nn. ¶3716, ¶3717, ¶3718, ¶3719 & ¶3720 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Penance, Fourth Part: On the Minist…, Question Three: On the Dut…, Article III: On the Duties after the Act of Confession, nn. 621, 622 & 623 (25 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. II, Tr. XV, Pt. III, Ch. II, Art. II, § II. On the Seal to be Preserved After Confession Has Been Heard, nn. 811 & 812 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium
Diss. IV, Chapter IV — On the seal of confession, n. III — III. QUESTION II. How grave is the guarding of the seal, and whether it be lawful in any case to violate it? ANSWER. Most grave is the guarding of this seal, imposed by a threefold right, as has been said. In no case wha… Read in context →
Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume II
Slater, Cases II, Penance, Case 31. Unlawful Use of Confessional Matter, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading The Seal of Confession — Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Tanquerey · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · The Roman Catechism · The Casuist · Slater, Back to Morality · Decretum of Gratian — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)