A Topic of Moral Theology
Self-abuse (de pollutione)
The solitary sin: its nature and gravity, and the guilt of voluntary and indirectly voluntary pollution.
The works themselves ask 37 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Within this topic
Also asked about as…
masturbation · nocturnal emission · porn · pornography · self-pleasure · touching myself · wet dream (ed.)
In the index as Pollution · Self-abuse · Masturbation · Woman · Bestiality · Sodomy · Affection toward a dishonorable thing · Confessor · Copulation · Softness · Chastity of Christians · Coition · Confession of desire · Cooperation · Copula · Eunuchs · Expulsion of semen · Fornication · General counsels · Impurity · Infants · Intercourse of an old man · Lesbian Love · Lustful excitation of the breasts
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. VI, Ch. III, Article I. De Pollutione, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. III, Scholion. On the Confession of Those Given to Pollution or Onanism, n. ¶1 — Cf. our little work: De virtute castitatis et vitiis oppositis, nn. 138 sq., 114 sq.Read in context →
Vol. III, Bk. I, Pt. I, Sect. II, Ch. III, Article I. On Pollution, nn. 49, 50 & 51 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 8. The Virtue of Temp…, Sins Against Nature, n. 2534 — Unnatural Lust. Unnatural Lust.—Worst among the sins of impurity, as such, are crimes of unnatural lust, for they exercise the sexual act, not only illicitly, but also in a manner that defeats its purpose of reproduction. In some non-ve… Read in context →
Commentaries on the Nature of Moral Theology, on Conscience and Probabilism, on the Fourth Precept, and on the Sixth and Ninth Precepts of the Decalogue (Commentarii)
Ch. III, Article I: On Softness, or Pollution, nn. 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110 & 111 (70 passages — hover a number to read it)
On Chastity and on the Contrary Vices: A Doctrinal and Moral Treatise
Ch. III, Article II. On Solitary Onanism, or Masturbation, nn. 216, ¶1194, ¶1195, ¶1196, ¶1197, ¶1198, ¶1199, ¶1200, 217, ¶1201, ¶1202, ¶1203, 218, ¶1204, ¶1205, ¶1206, ¶1207, ¶1208, ¶1209, 219, ¶1210–¶1233 & 220 (45 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. I, Art. II, § 1, III. Corollaries of the Demonstration Made, nn. 327, ¶1769, 328, ¶1770, ¶1771, ¶1772, ¶1773, ¶1774, ¶1775, ¶1776, 329, ¶1777, ¶1778, 330, ¶1779, ¶1780, ¶1781, ¶1782, 331, ¶1783, ¶1784, 332, ¶1785, 333 & ¶1786 (25 passages — hover a number to read it)
Ch. I, Art. II, § 1, IV. Connected Scholia; Especially the Specific Varieties of Pollution, nn. 334, ¶1787, 335, 336, 337, ¶1788, ¶1789, ¶1790, ¶1791, ¶1792, ¶1793, ¶1794, ¶1795, ¶1796, ¶1797, ¶1798, 338, ¶1799, 339, 340, ¶1800, ¶1801, ¶1802, 341, 342, ¶1803, ¶1804, ¶1805, ¶1806 & ¶1807 (30 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pastoral Questions
Ch. II, Question III: Concerning Adolescents and Young Persons, nn. ¶2305, ¶2306, ¶2307, ¶2308, ¶2309, ¶2310, ¶2311 & ¶2312 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fourth Part: On the Virtue…, Question Three: On the Spe…, Article II: On Luxury Against Nature, nn. ¶1, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018 & 1019 (32 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Decretum of Gratian (Concordia discordantium canonum)
Pt. I, Distinction VI, cc. ¶, 1, 2 & 3 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VI, Ch. II, Art. II, § 1. On Pollution, nn. ¶790, ¶1, ¶791, ¶792, ¶793, ¶794, ¶2, ¶795, ¶796, ¶3, ¶797, ¶798, ¶799 & ¶800 (14 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
§ 1. On Pollution., nn. 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 & 41 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, On Human Acts, I. On the Nature of the Human Act, n. 40 — You will resolve: 1. "If the cause of pollution is one gravely influencing it, and the man does not abstain from positing that cause or action, it is clear that the pollution is imputed as sin, even if it was not intende… Read in context →
Vol. I, On Conscience, II. On Certain Conscience, n. 110 — Can children invincibly be ignorant of the malice of pollution? - R. Affirmatively, absolutely speaking, at least in some rare case, and at the beginning of a depraved habit. The reason is that the fact that an immodest … Read in context →
Vol. I, On Sins and Virtues, I. On the Nature of Sin, n. 292 — Resolves: To rejoice concerning the manner, e.g., new, clever, vigorous, by which a thing was accomplished is not illicit, since the object of delectation is not evil. L. 18. If the thing, as it happened, is not evil, no… Read in context →
Vol. I, On the Sixth and Ninth Pre…, III. On Sins of Lust Against Nature, nn. 809, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 816, 817, 818, 819, 820, 821 & 822 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. III, On the Eucharist, VII. Various Adjuncts of Mass, n. 641 — How is a church polluted, and how must it be reconciled? - Resp. To the first. A church is polluted or violated when certain base or indecent actions and actions injurious to a sacred place are exercised in it, on accoun… Read in context →
Vol. III, On Penance, XII. On the Various Duties of the Minister, nn. 814 & 815 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. IV, On Marriage, V. On the Use of Marriage, n. 1080 — What if spouses foresee that pollution will follow from these shameful acts in themselves or in the other? The resolution depends on the intrinsic nature of the act, on the manner in which it is exercised, on the cause, … Read in context →
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, Ch. III, Art. II, § I. On pollution, nn. ¶500, ¶1, ¶501, ¶2, ¶502, ¶3 & ¶503 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. VI, On the Sixth and Ninth Pre…, Ch. II, Art. II, § I. On Pollution, nn. 301, 302, 303 & 304 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. VI, Disputation II: On the Vic…, Q. III, Doubt VIII: On sins agains…, Subdoubt IV: On pollution, nn. 1–29 (29 passages)
Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.
Vol. I, Treatise On the Precepts o…, On the Sixth and Ninth Pre…, Ch. II, Art. II, § I. On Pollution, nn. 428, 429, 430, 431 & 432 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Tr. XIII, Ch. III, Art. V, Namely, Lust, § 5. On the External Sins of Lust Consummated Contrary to Nature, n. 705 — 705. 1. Venereal pollution (mollities; by physicians it is also called onanism, masturbation, that is, defilement by the hand) is the emission of seed or quasi-seed outside carnal intercourse. It is said: the emission of… Read in context →
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. II, Supplement: On the Virtue of Chastity, nn. 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 & 54 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Consummated Sins against Nature — Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis — this work does not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so its treatment stands one heading up (ed.)