A Topic of Moral Theology
The bond of a previous marriage
Ligamen; certainty of the death of the former spouse; a doubtful second marriage.
The works themselves ask 4 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
already married · marrying while married (ed.)
In the index as Bond as impediment · Bigamy · Bond · Impediments of matrimony · Previous marriage · Declaration · Impediments · Matrimonial bond
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. III, Book Eight. On Matrimony., Question Five. On the Impe…, Article Three. On Diriment…, Section 3. Bond., nn. 576 & 577 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. II, Bk. IX, Ch. X, Article III. Previous Marriage, nn. 1 & 2 (2 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)
146. Impotence and Bond, nn. 1, 2, 3 & 4 (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. II, Treatise on Matrimony, Ch. VI, Art. II, § II, Point IX. On the Impediment of Prior Bond, nn. 833 & 834 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Pastoral Questions
Ch. V, Article III: Bond, nn. 113, ¶6077, ¶6078, 114, ¶6080, 115, ¶6082, ¶6083, ¶6084, 116, ¶6086, ¶6087, ¶6088, ¶6089 & ¶6090 (15 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Matrimony, Third Part: On the Impedim…, Question Three: On Dirimen…, Article III: On the Bond or Ligamen, nn. ¶1, 881, 882, 883 & 884 (15 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Previous Marriage — Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Slater, Cases II · The Casuist — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)