A Topic of Moral Theology
Sins Against the Holy Spirit
The six sins against the Holy Ghost, why they are so called, and why they are said to be unforgiven.
Within this topic
In the index as Internal sins · Augustine, St. · Grace · Malice · *Peccatum irremissibile* · Apostasy · Astrology · Blasphemy · Charity · Demonism · Despair · Devil · Devil worship · Envy · Faith · Holy Ghost · Hope · Impenitence · Magic · Others' sins · Peter Lombard · Presumption · Resisting the known Christian truth · Sorcery
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology, On the Principles of Moral…, Book Sixth. On Sins., Question Seventh. On Certa…, Article Third. On Sins Against the Holy Spirit., nn. 352 & 353 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)
Vol. II, Pt. I, Ch. II, Section 4: The Sin Against the Holy Ghost, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6 & ¶7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels
Vol. I, Tr. V, Ch. II, Article II: Concerning Sins against the Holy Spirit, n. 489 — — Notions. In the dogmatic treatise concerning Penance, theologians are accustomed laboriously to inquire what sin in Sacred Scripture is stated to be irremissible, as being against the Holy Spirit . That controversy is … Read in context →
The Catechism of the Council of Trent (The Roman Catechism)
Pt. IV, Prayer in General, n. ¶36 — If they persevere in such dispositions, God, in His mercy, will not neglect their earnest endeavors, as we see verified by the example of Cornelius the centurion. The doors of the divine mercy are closed against none who… Read in context →
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. I, Part II. On the Necessity of the Act of Doing Penance, n. 279 — Corollary I. One who neglects penance obligatory from the virtue of penance commits the sin of impenitence; one who omits penance prescribed from another source sins against that virtue from which penance is prescribed. … Read in context →
Treated under the broader heading Sin — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905) · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Tanquerey · Vermeersch, On Forbidden Books · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Merkelbach, Summa Theologiae Moralis · Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · Billuart, Summa Summae and 3 more — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)