A Topic of Moral Theology

Occasions of sin and absolution

Proximate and remote, necessary and voluntary occasions; when absolution must be deferred or refused.

See also Occasions of Sin — in Sin

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In the index as Occasion · Occasion of sin · Absolution (Absolutio) · Penitent · Concubinage (Concubinatus) · Occasionary · Penance · A relapsing sinner · Confessor · Absolution to be denied · Confession (Sacrament of Penance) · Danger of sin (Periculum peccati) · Inns (Cauponae) · Lovers visiting one another (Adamantes se invicem visitantes, "Company-keeping") · Occasions of sin · Custom · Danger · Excusing causes · Familiarity · Habitual sinner · Living in an occasion of sin · Occasion of sins · Woman (Mulier) · A sensible sign

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Ch. III, Question Three. Concerning…, Article Seven. Concerning Absolving Occasionaries., nn. 397, 398, 399 & 400 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Ch. III, Appendix I. Concerning Particular Occasions., nn. ¶1, 418 & 419 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. II, Bk. VI, Ch. XII, Section II. The Confessor as Physician of Souls, n. 3 — An occasion of sin is an external circumstance which leads one to commit sin. It is a proximate occasion if, when a person is placed in it, it leads him to commit sin oftener than not; otherwise it is remote. It is a nec… Read in context →

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. IV, Article I. On Those in Occasions in General, nn. 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464 & 465 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Enchiridion, Comprising Select Decrees and Definitions of the Holy See, of Ecumenical Councils and of the Sacred Roman Congregations (Enchiridion Morale), Fourth Edition

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On Penance, n. 809 (2 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)

135. On Relapsers and Those in Occasions, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (23 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. I, § II, Point I. On Those Who Are Situated in an Occasion of Sin, nn. 628, 629, 630 & 631 (15 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. I, Matrimony, and Holy Orders, On Penance (Volume I), Moral Part — Chapter II: On the Confessor, nn. 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 532, 533, 534, 535 & 536 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. V, Ch. III, Art. III, Habitual Sinners, and Recidivists, nn. 449, 450, 451, 452 & 453 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pastoral Questions

Ch. I, Question V: Concerning Those in Occasions of Sin, nn. ¶2120–¶2134, ¶2140, ¶2141, ¶2142, ¶2143, ¶2144, ¶2145 & ¶2146 (22 passages — hover a number to read it)

Ch. IV, Question Second: Concernin…, Article III: Concerning the Obligation of Granting, Denying, or Deferring Absolution, nn. ¶3668–¶3681 (14 passages)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. V, Diss. III, Ch. III, Art. II, § 1. On The Obligation Of The Confessor Toward Penitents Diverse From The State Of Soul, nn. ¶1, ¶1819, ¶1820, ¶1821, ¶1822, ¶1823, ¶1824 & ¶1825 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, Ch. II, Art. I, § II. On the Manner of Acting with Various Kinds of Penitents, nn. ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶1429, ¶1430, ¶1431, ¶1432, ¶1433, ¶1434, ¶1435, ¶1436, ¶1437, ¶1438, ¶1439, ¶1447, ¶1450, ¶1451, ¶1452, ¶1453, ¶1454, ¶1464 & ¶1465 (22 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Penance, Fifth Part: On the Subject…, Question Two: On the Requi…, Article II: On Occasionaries, nn. 663, 664, 665, 666, 667 & 668 (47 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. II, Tr. XV, Pt. III, Ch. II, Art. I, § II. On the Offices of the Confessor in Particular, nn. 800, 801 & 802 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Diss. I, Chapter I — Propositions condemned by the Holy See, nn. 61, 62, XXIII, LXI & LXII (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Diss. IV, Chapter III — Several questions concerning absolution to be imparted or deferred to relapsing sinners, and to those engaged in an occasion of sinning, nn. I, II, I, II, III, IV, V, I, II, III, IV, V, VI–XL, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, I, II, III, IV, V, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII & VIII (69 passages — hover a number to read it)

Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume II

Slater, Cases II, Penance, Case 26. A London Actress, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11, ¶12 & ¶13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Catechism Explained: An Exhaustive Exposition of the Christian Religion

Pt. III, II. THE SACRAMENTS, 4. THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE, The Sin of Relapse, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10 & ¶11 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading The Office of the Confessor — McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Vermeersch, On Chastity · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · The Roman Catechism · The Casuist · 1917 Code of Canon Law — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)