A Topic of Moral Theology
Possession of another's property without title
Good, bad and doubtful faith.
The works themselves ask 30 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
In the index as Possessor in doubtful faith (Possessor dubiae fidei) · Possessor in good faith (Possessor bonae fidei) · Possessor · Thief (Fur) · Fruits · Possessor in bad faith (Possessor malae fidei) · Restitution · Possession · Possessor of another's thing · Owner Of A Thing · Buyer · Donation · Doubt · Faith · Fruits as regards usufruct · Purchase · Purchase-Sale (Emptio-venditio) · Sale · The poor (Pauperes) · "Bankrupt Law." · Acceptance · Alms (Eleemosyna) · Another's thing · Ceasing profit (Lucrum Cessans)
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. VII, Div. III, Chapter II. First Root of Restitution, n. 1 — THE first root of restitution is the possession of another person’s property without any just title. 'This possession may hitherto have been in good faith without any suspicion that the property belonged to somebody else… Read in context →
Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. VII, Div. III, Ch. II, Section I. Possession of Another's Property in Good Faith, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. VII, Div. III, Ch. II, Section II. Possession of Another's Property in Bad Faith, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. VII, Div. III, Ch. II, Section III. Possession of Property in Doubtful Faith, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, On the Seventh and Tenth P…, XXII. On Restitution from Another's Thing, nn. 1331–1355 (25 passages)
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. III, Contracts, and the Obligat…, On the Virtue of Justice (…, Part I — Chapter III: On Restitution, nn. 491 & 492 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. III, OR ON RESTITUTION, Ch. II, ARTICLE I: On the Unjust Possessor of Another's Thing, n. ¶1 — Another's thing can be possessed unjustly in a threefold way: 1. with good faith, in which case there arises the obligation of restoring from the first root only, that is, from the thing accepted; - 2. with bad faith, an… Read in context →
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. III, OR ON RESTITUTION, Ch. II, Art. I, § 1. ON THE POSSESSOR OF GOOD FAITH, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶935, ¶936, ¶937, ¶938 & ¶939 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. III, OR ON RESTITUTION, Ch. II, Art. I, § 2. ON THE POSSESSOR OF BAD FAITH, nn. ¶1, ¶940, ¶941, ¶942 & ¶943 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. III, OR ON RESTITUTION, Ch. II, Art. I, § 3. ON THE POSSESSOR OF DOUBTFUL FAITH, nn. ¶944, ¶1, ¶945, ¶2, ¶946 & ¶947 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. I, TREATISE ON RIGHT AND JUST…, THIRD PART: ON RESTITUTION, Ch. II, ARTICLE I: ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF ANOTHER'S THING, n. ¶721 — 721. General Principle. - The owner alone of the thing has per se the right of possessing it, nor does he lose dominion of the thing into whosever hands it may at last come. - It is said, per se; because any other posses… Read in context →
Vol. I, TREATISE ON RIGHT AND JUST…, THIRD PART: ON RESTITUTION, Ch. II, Art. I, § I. On the Possessor of Good Faith, nn. ¶1, ¶722, ¶723, ¶724, ¶725, ¶726, ¶727, ¶728, ¶729, ¶730 & ¶731 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, TREATISE ON RIGHT AND JUST…, THIRD PART: ON RESTITUTION, Ch. II, Art. I, § II. On the Possessor of Bad Faith, nn. ¶1, ¶732, ¶733, ¶734, ¶735, ¶736, ¶737 & ¶738 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, TREATISE ON RIGHT AND JUST…, THIRD PART: ON RESTITUTION, Ch. II, Art. I, § III. On the Possessor of Doubtful Faith, nn. ¶1, ¶739, ¶740, ¶741, ¶742 & ¶743 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Third Part: Concerning Com…, Section A: Concerning the …, Question Two: Concerning t…, Article II: On Detention of a Thing Received, nn. ¶1, 298, 299, 300 & 301 (42 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. VIII, Pt. III, Sect. I, Ch. II, Article I. On the Acceptance of Another's Thing, n. 415 — Principle. Only the owner of a thing has dominion over it, wherever it may be found here and now. All laws establish this and reason confirms it; for to be the owner of some thing essentially involves the idea of disposing of it, a… Read in context →
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. I, Disputation XXIV: On Resti…, Q. V, Subquestion I: What is to …, Doubt I: Whether the goods of fortune are to be restored in the same way, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Questions of Moral Theology
Slater, Questions, The Theology of Stolen Goods, nn. ¶223–¶247, ¶249, ¶250, ¶251, ¶252, ¶253, ¶254, ¶255, ¶256, ¶257, ¶258, ¶259 & ¶260 (37 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading First Root of Restitution — Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Koch–Preuss · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · The Casuist — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)