A Topic of Moral Theology
No light matter in impurity
Why all directly willed sins of impurity are mortal.
The works themselves ask 2 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
is any sexual sin venial · no small matter in lust · small sexual sins (ed.)
In the index as Lust · Impurity · Luxury · Pleasure · Smallness Of Matter · Venereal movement · Affection toward a dishonorable thing · Chastity · Defilement · Delight · History · Matter · Parvity of matter · Pollution · Sensitive · Thesis XI, concerning the malice of all lust · Venereal · Venereal delight · What is mortal sin?
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. VI, Chapter I. The Nature of Impurity, n. 2 — All sins of impurity of whatever kind or species are of themselves mortal, ‘This doctrine is taught in such passages of Holy Scripture as the following: 1 Cor. vi 9-10; Gal. v 19; Matt. v 28. Moreover, as we saw above, t… Read in context →
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 8. The Virtue of Temp…, Non-consummated Sins of Impurity, n. 2504 — Non-Consummated Sins of Impurity. Non-Consummated Sins of Impurity.—These include all those preparatory sins in which unlawful sex pleasure is not carried to completion by coition or pollution. We shall speak first of the internal sins of thought, deligh… Read in context →
On Chastity and on the Contrary Vices: A Doctrinal and Moral Treatise
Ch. II, Article I. Common Notions of All Imperfect Lust, nn. 351, ¶1833, ¶1834, ¶1835, ¶1836, ¶1837, ¶1838, ¶1839, ¶1840, ¶1841, 352, ¶1842–¶1867, 353, ¶1868, ¶1869, ¶1870, ¶1871, ¶1872, ¶1873, ¶1874, ¶1875, ¶1876, ¶1877, ¶1878, 354, ¶1879, ¶1880, ¶1881, 355 & ¶1882 (55 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pastoral Questions
Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, I. Questions Concerning Ch…, On Chastity and Lust, Question Two: Concerning Chastity and Lust in General — Theological Principles, nn. ¶95–¶126 (32 passages)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fourth Part: On the Virtue…, Question Two: On Luxury, nn. ¶1, 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003 & 1004 (33 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. VI, On the Sixth and Ninth Precept of the Decalogue, n. 280 — I say 1st. Every venereal pleasure, if it is directly voluntary, does not admit smallness of matter, and accordingly, however slight it may be, it will always be a mortal sin. The reason is that venereal pleasure is a ce… Read in context →
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. VI, Disputation II: On the Vic…, Q. III, Doubt II: Whether there is parvity of matter in lust, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading The Nature of Impurity — Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Coppens, Medical Practice · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · The Roman Catechism · Spirago · Deshon, Guide — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)