A Topic of Moral Theology
Testing a suspect and diverting a sinner to a lesser sin
Leaving money to try a servant; persuading one bent on sin to a lesser sin
The works themselves ask 4 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
advising the lesser of two evils · counseling a lesser evil (ed.)
In the index as Goods · Occasion · Scandal · Agents provocateurs · Clothing · Lust · Paul, St. · Precept · Restitution · To counsel the lesser evil
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. V, Pt. III, Chapter VI. Scandal, nn. 6 & 7 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, On the Precept of Charity, VI. On Scandal, nn. 433, 434, 435 & 436 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. II, On the Theological Virtues…, On the Virtue of Charity, n. 844 — 844. Disputed question. Here, moreover, it is asked whether it is licit to advise a lesser evil in order to prevent a greater one. (a) It is not licit to advise a lesser evil to which the neighbor is not yet determined; … Read in context →
A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. II, Section 3: Duties with Regard to the Giving and Taking of Scandal, nn. ¶10 & ¶11 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium
Bk. III, Diss. IV, Chapter III — On Scandal, n. XVII — XVII. Question XIII. Is it licit to persuade one who will certainly sin to sin more lightly, that he may omit a graver crime? Answer. The more probable opinion, and the true one to me, denies it: since it is never licit … Read in context →
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. I, Disputation XVIII: On Scan…, Question IV: Whether it is lawful to persuade one resolved upon a great evil to a lesser evil, nn. 1–28 (28 passages)
Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume I
Slater, Cases I, Charity, Case 2. Scandal, nn. ¶10 & ¶11 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Scandal — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · Merkelbach, Summa Theologiae Moralis · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · The Casuist · Coppens, Moral Philosophy — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)