A Topic of Moral Theology
Refusing the sacraments to the unworthy
Public and occult sinners; those about to marry; refusal at the risk of life; simulation of the sacraments condemned
The works themselves ask 5 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
communion for politicians · denying communion · public sinners and communion · refusing communion (ed.)
In the index as Minister · Sacrament · Simulation · Dissimulation · Public sinners · Those Simulating · Communion · Denial · Fiction · Sickness · Absolution · Ceremonies · Concubinage · Dying · Occult sinner · Pastor · Sacraments · Schismatics · Simulation of sacraments · Threats · Viaticum
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. II, Bk. II, Ch. III, Section IV. The Duty of Refusing the Sacraments to the Unworthy, nn. 1, 2, 3 & 4 (4 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)
109. On the Minister of the Sacraments, n. 8 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pastoral Questions
Ch. II, Question VI: Concerning the Sick and the Dying, nn. ¶2455, ¶2456, ¶2457, ¶2458, ¶2459, ¶2460, ¶2478, ¶2479, ¶2480, ¶2481, ¶2482, ¶2483, ¶2484 & ¶2492 (14 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. IV, Question Second: Concernin…, Article III: Concerning the Obligation of Granting, Denying, or Deferring Absolution, nn. ¶3664, ¶3665, ¶3666 & ¶3667 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Sacrament…, Fourth Part: On the Cause …, Question Two: On the Minis…, Article IV: On Those to Whom the Sacraments Are to Be Ministered, nn. ¶1, 86, 87, 88, 89 & 90 (34 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. II, Tr. XI, Ch. III, Article IV. On the Obligation of Denying the Sacraments to the Unworthy, nn. 643 & 643, Q. 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium
Diss. I, Chapter IV — On the ministers of the sacraments, n. XX — XX. QUESTION XII. Are the sacraments lawfully administered to the unworthy? ANSWER. All deny it, and this Christ expressly forbids: Give not that which is holy to dogs. To a hidden sinner nevertheless publicly asking, th… Read in context →
Treated under the broader heading The Duty of Refusing the Sacraments to the Unworthy — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Koch–Preuss · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)