A Topic of Moral Theology

Reserved Vows

Reserved Vows, as treated in Wouters (Scholion. On Reserved Vows).

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In the manuals

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. IV, Art. V, Scholion. On Reserved Vows, nn. 678, 679, 680 & 681 (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)

50. On a Vow, n. 6 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. II, Q. I, Ch. II, Art. IV, § 7. On the Cessation of a Vow (or of Its Obligation) Through Dispensation, n. 424 — 424. On vows reserved to the Supreme Pontiff. The Supreme Pontiff has reserved to himself the faculty of dispensing from several vows, which are: 1. Almost all public vows. Such public vows are: a) all solemn vows made i… Read in context →

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fifth Part: On the Virtues…, Section B: On the Acts of …, Ch. III, Question Three: On Vow, Article IV: On the Cessation of the Obligation of Vow, n. 738 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. I, Tr. VI, On the Second Precept of t…, Ch. III, Art. III, § II. On Dispensation of Vows, nn. ¶1, 236, 237, 237, Q. 2 & 237, Q. 3 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, Volume III: On the Decalogue

Diss. I, Chapter VII — On the division of vows, n. X — X. Vows are called "reserved" in which immediate and inferior Prelates lack the power of dispensing; such power is reserved to a higher Prelate alone. Those are called "not reserved" whose relaxation belongs even to imme… Read in context →

Diss. III, Chapter XI — On the power of Prelates of Regulars, and of Confessors, in dispensing the vows of secular persons, n. XVI — Conclusion. XVI. The opinion which grants Regulars the privilege of dispensing in all vows not reserved to the Supreme Pontiff is false. And this opinion appears improbable and false enough, first from what we have said — since the … Read in context →

Diss. III, Chapter XII — On vows reserved to the Supreme Pontiff. The true interpretation of this reservation, nn. I–XXVII (27 passages)

Diss. III, Chapter XVI — On the commutation of vows by force of the jubilee, or of the crusade bull, nn. II & V (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Bk. III, Diss. IX, Chapter V — On the cessation, invalidation, dispensation, and commutation of vows, nn. XXIII, XXV, XXVI & XXVII (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Tr. IV, Disputation I: On the Vow, Question XXIX: Whether in the Church there is power to dispense from vows, nn. 52–68 (17 passages)

Tr. IV, Disputation I: On the Vow, Question XXXIII: Which vows can be commuted by the ordinary power of prelates, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Annulment, dispensation and commutation of vows — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Tanquerey · Koch–Preuss · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Slater, Cases I — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)