A Topic of Moral Theology
The Authority of St. Alphonsus
The Authority of St. Alphonsus, as treated in Noldin (Question Second. On the Moral System.).
The works themselves ask 1 question under this heading — see them together with their answers.
In the index as St. Alphonsus de Ligorio · Authority · Probabilism · St. Alphonsus · Equiprobabilism of St. Alphonsus (Aequiprobabilismus S. Alphonsi) · Mode in which St · Moral system
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 Fourth. On Conscience., Question Second. On the Mo…, Article Fourth. On the Authority of St. Alphonsus., nn. 251, 252 & 253 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Enchiridion, and Supplement to the Compendium of Moral Theology of Gury-Ballerini (Enchiridion Morale)
Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion, On Conscience, nn. ¶1, ¶2 & ¶3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Enchiridion, Comprising Select Decrees and Definitions of the Holy See, of Ecumenical Councils and of the Sacred Roman Congregations (Enchiridion Morale), Fourth Edition
Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On Conscience, n. 131, 136 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. I, Letters of the Holy Father Leo XIII, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6 & ¶7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Principal Testimonies and Judgments of the Holy See concerning the Moral Doctrine of St. Alphonsus, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8 & ¶9 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Explanation of the Manner in Which the Testimonies of St. Alphonsus Are Indicated, n. ¶1 — There is no one who does not know that St. Alphonsus wrote various moral works. Let those things be compared which we indicate at the end of the second volume. In our edition, it pleases us especially to cite two moral w… Read in context →
Vol. I, Part First: On the First P…, Tr. I, Ch. III, Art. II, § 2. On the Lawful Use of Probability, nn. ¶12, ¶104, ¶105, ¶106, ¶107, ¶13, ¶14 & ¶108 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. I, St. Alphonsus's Moral Doct…, A. Principal Testimonies and Judgments of the Holy See concerning the Moral Doctrine of St. Alphonsus, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7 & ¶8 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, St. Alphonsus's Moral Doct…, B. On the Excellence and Authority of the Moral Doctrine of St. Alphonsus, nn. ¶1–¶38 & ¶39 (39 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, St. Alphonsus's Moral Doct…, C. Key of the Moral Works of St. Alphonsus, or Certain Rules for Discerning His True Sentences, n. ¶1 — It is of the greatest interest that a disciple of St. Alphonsus clearly know which are the opinions which the Holy Doctor professes; since these alone have been approved by the Church, and by no means the others which in… Read in context →
Vol. I, St. Alphonsus's Moral Doct…, C. Key of the Moral Works …, § I, For Knowing His Genuine Sense, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5 & ¶6 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, St. Alphonsus's Moral Doct…, C. Key of the Moral Works …, § II: The Manner Is Weighed in Which St. Alphonsus Is Everywhere Accustomed To Enunciate His Sentences, nn. ¶1–¶14 (14 passages)
Vol. I, Treatise on Conscience, Ch. IV, AND ON THE EQUI-PROBABILIS…, Art. V, § III. Proof of the System, n. ¶80 — 80. - From the approbation of the Works of St. Alphonsus. Recall what was said on p. lxxix, and notice that by the judgment of the Holy See itself the System of St. Alphonsus is safe, and that any other system, for examp… Read in context →
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Appendix. Excursus: On the Systems of Moralists concerning Solving Doubt of Conscience, nn. ¶1–¶45 (45 passages)
Treated under the broader heading The moral systems — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Commentaries (1910) · Tanquerey · Koch–Preuss · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Billuart, Summa Summae · Slater, Questions — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)