A Topic of Moral Theology

What sin is

A free transgression of the law of God; actual and habitual, formal and material; against God, neighbour, self.

In the index as Sin · Delectation · Sins · Sin: what it is · Concupiscence · Desire · Joy · Sin receives various names among the sacred authors · God · Habit · Malice · Advertence · Pollution · Resistance · Temptation · Consent · Deliberation · Formal sin · Human Acts · Liability · Material object of virtues · Negative · Remedies · Sin, nature of

In the manuals

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. I, Bk. IV, Pt. I, Chapter I. The Nature of Sin, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. II, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. III, Ch. I, Article I. On the Nature and Conditions of Sin, nn. 247 & 248 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. II, Art. 3. Bad Habits, or Vices, Definition, n. 167 — Definition. (Summa Theologica, I-II, qq. 71-89.) Definition.—A vice is a habit inclining to moral evil. A sin is an act resulting from a vice, or tending to the formation of a vice; or it is any thought, word, deed or omission again… Read in context →

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, On Sins and Virtues, I. On the Nature of Sin, nn. 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296 & 297 (11 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)

22. On the Nature of Sin, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (10 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. I, Treatise On Sins, Part One. On Sins in Gener…, Gravity, and Distinction o…, Chapter I. On the Nature of Sin, n. 143 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. II, Fundamental Moral Theology…, On Sins and Vices, nn. 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437 & 438 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Vol. I, Tr. V, Chapter I: On Sin in the Confused Sense, nn. ¶1, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398 & 399 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, Pt. I, Tract V. On Sins In General, Chapter I. On The Nature Of Sin, nn. 356, 357, 358 & 359 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, General Moral Theology, Treatise: On Sins in General, First Part: On Sin Accordi…, First Question: On the Ess…, Article I: On the Notion and Conditions of Sin, nn. ¶1, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417 & 418 (24 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, General Moral Theology, Treatise: On Sins in General, First Part: On Sin Accordi…, First Question: On the Ess…, Art. III, Indirectly or in the Cause Voluntary, nn. ¶1, 422, 423 & 424 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, General Moral Theology, Treatise: On Sins in General, First Part: On Sin Accordi…, First Question: On the Ess…, Article IV: On the Constitutive Elements of Sin, nn. ¶1, 425, 426 & 427 (15 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, General Moral Theology, Treatise: On Sins in General, First Part: On Sin Accordi…, First Question: On the Ess…, Article V: On the Definition of Sin, nn. ¶1, 428, 429, 430 & 431 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. I, Tr. IV, Pt. I, Chapter I. On the Nature of Sin, nn. 124, 125 & 126 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Summae S. Thomae (Billuart)

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus II. On the Prima Sec…, On Sins, On the Nature of Sin, What is sin?, nn. 1–14 (14 passages)

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus II. On the Prima Sec…, On Sins, On the Nature of Sin, Whether the formal constitutive of the sin of commission consists in something positive, or privative?, nn. 1–28 (28 passages)

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus II. On the Prima Sec…, On Sins, On the Subject of Sin, What is the subject of sin?, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus II. On the Prima Sec…, On Sins, On the Effects of Sin, Whether from actual sin there remains in the soul a stain, or habitual sin, and what it is?, nn. 1–16 (16 passages)

Moral Philosophy: Ethics, Deontology and Natural Law

Pt. II, Ch. VI, Section II. How Good becomes bounden Duty, and Evil is advanced to Sin, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Foundation of True Morality

Chapter V: Sin, nn. ¶125 & ¶126 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Apology for the Doctrine of the Jesuits

Daniel, Apology for the Jesuits, Sentiments of the Fathers of the Society of Jesus on the Doctrine of Philosophical Sin, nn. ¶85–¶99 (15 passages)

Treated under the broader heading Sin — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905) · Vermeersch, On Forbidden Books · Koch–Preuss · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · Slater, Cases I · Spirago — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)