The Office of the Confessor

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Thomas Slater, S.J. — 24 passages

Vol. II, Bk. II, Ch. III, Section II. The Faith and Holiness of the Minister, n. 2 — A priest who says Mass in the state of mortal sin is thereby guilty of several grievous sins. He celebrates Mass unworthily, he receives Holy Communion unworthily, and he gives himself the sacrament though he knows that … Read in context →

Vol. II, Bk. VI, Chapter VII. The Minister of Penance, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Bk. VI, Chapter IX. The Confessors of Religious, nn. 1 & 3 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Bk. VI, Chapter XI. De Abusu Sacramenti Poenitentiae, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Bk. VI, Ch. XII, Section I. The Confessor as Spiritual Father, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Bk. VI, Ch. XII, Section II. The Confessor as Physician of Souls, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Bk. VI, Ch. XII, Section III. The Confessor as Counsellor, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Bk. VI, Ch. XII, Section IV. The Confessor as Judge, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Bk. VI, Chapter XIII. Mistakes made in Hearing Confessions, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Ludovicus Wouters, C.SS.R. — 24 passages

Vol. I, Bk. I, Tr. II, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. III, Ch. II, Art. II, § II, Scholion II. On Multiplied Venial Sins, n. 292 — III. He who by multiplied and coalescing transgressions arrives at grave matter: 1. Already by the first transgression he sins gravely, if from the beginning he intends to proceed through coalescing transgressions to gra… Read in context →

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. IV, Article IV. On Dispensation, n. 671 — IV. The subject of the power is the Supreme Pontiff and those to whom the Church has communicated it. Moreover: 1. The Pope can dispense all the faithful from all vows to which, according to what was said under III, the … Read in context →

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Ch. IV, Art. V, Scholion. On Reserved Vows, n. 681 — IV. Cessation of a reserved vow. First compare and apply what we have said about the cessation of a vow taken generally (n. 651). But as to the dispensation and commutation of a reserved vow, certain special things must … Read in context →

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. I, Ch. I, Art. II, Scholion. On Confessors to…, I. Clerical Religion of Men, n. 374 — I. In individual houses of a clerical religion, several confessors legitimately approved should be deputed in proportion to the number of members, with the power, if the case concerns an exempt religion, of absolving eve… Read in context →

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. I, Ch. I, Art. II, Scholion. On Confessors to…, III. Religion of Women, nn. 376 & 378 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. I, Chapter II. On the Right Use of the Power, n. 389 — Before we speak of the use itself of the power, certain things must be noted about those things which are prerequisite to right use; these indeed are "goodness, knowledge, and prudence." A few things concerning knowledge… Read in context →

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. I, § I. On the Office of Questioning, n. 390 — I. Existence of the obligation. The confessor is bound to question the penitent: 1. if he prudently fears that formal integrity is lacking, in other words, that the penitent has kept back things which he knew had to be c… Read in context →

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. I, § II. On the Office of Instructing, n. 396 — I. If ignorance concerns either those things which certainly or probably must be known by necessity of means, or those things which are required for receiving the sacrament of Penance fruitfully, the confessor, before ab… Read in context →

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. I, § III. On the Office of Judging Sins, n. 397 — I. For the confessor to absolve validly, it suffices that he has apprehended the act of the penitent under the aspect of sin, even if he forms no judgment either about the gravity or about the species of the sin (St. Alp… Read in context →

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. I, § IV. On the Office of Judging and Promoting Disposition, n. 398 — I. For the confessor to absolve licitly, of itself at least broad moral certitude about the due disposition of the penitent is required, but that also suffices. It is said: 1. Of itself, because sometimes absolution can … Read in context →

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. I, § V. On the Office of Consulting for Amendment of Life, n. 402 — After hearing confession, the confessor "will lead the penitent to amending and better ordering his life, and will hand down remedies for sins." Hence he should inquire into the causes of sins, especially whether there w… Read in context →

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. I, § VI. On the Office of Rendering Sentence, nn. 403, 404 & 405 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. II, § I. On Inquiry into the Name of an Accomplice, n. 408 — Canon 888, § 2 establishes: "Let the confessor take care altogether not to inquire into the name of an accomplice." This canon takes the place of the ecclesiastical documents which before the Code governed this matter. T… Read in context →

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. II, § II. On Absolution of an Accomplice, n. 409 — 1. Subtraction of jurisdiction. Canon 884 establishes: "Absolution of an accomplice in a shameful sin is invalid except in danger of death; and even in danger of death, outside the case of necessity, it is illicit on the… Read in context →

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. II, § III. On Solicitation to Shameful Things, n. 416 — The principal ecclesiastical documents which pertain here are: I. The Constitution Cum sicut nuper of Pius IV; the Constitution Universi gregis of Gregory XV, to which the Holy Office added sixteen responses on February … Read in context →

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. III, § I. On the Office of Preserving the Sacramental Seal, n. 428 — The law of the sacramental seal can be taken in a broad and in a stricter sense. Taken in a broad sense, it is the law which forbids the use of sacramental knowledge which is of a nature to redound to the burden of the p… Read in context →

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. III, § II. On the Obligation of Repairing Defects Admitted in Confession, nn. 441, 442 & 443 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Appendix. On External Circumstances to Be Observed, nn. 444 & 445 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

John A. McHugh, O.P., and Charles J. Callan, O.P. — 2 passages

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 1. The Virtue of Prud…, Persons Who Possess Prudence, n. 1650 — The principles just given concerning political prudence will apply also, due proportion being observed, to domestic prudence. (a) Hence, it is the duty of those who have authority over a family or a similar community to … Read in context →

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 3. The Subjective Par…, Restitution, n. 1760 — Duties of Confessors about the Obligation of Restitution. Duties of Confessors about the Obligation of Restitution.—(a) As to confession, the penitent is obliged to mention the number of sins committed against the duty of restitution, if there have been many acts of intention n… Read in context →

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 64 passages

Vol. I, On Conscience, III. On Probable Conscience, nn. 129 & 130 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, On Conscience, VI. On Scrupulous Conscience, n. 164 — What ought to be the manner of acting of a confessor with the scrupulous? - It is contained in these rules: 1. Let him be patient and full of charity, since the care of the scrupulous is long and arduous, and their condi… Read in context →

Vol. I, On Sins and Virtues, I. On the Nature of Sin, n. 291 — What are the merely internal sins of the will, and what is their nature? All sins which are committed by the interior will alone can easily be reduced to desire and delectation. - Desire is the purpose of some thing, or … Read in context →

Vol. II, On the Seventh and Tenth P…, XXVII. On Restitution from Unjust Cooperation, n. 1416 — Whether a confessor is held to restitution if, from grave negligence or ignorance, he omitted to admonish a penitent concerning restitution to be made? Resp. More probably negatively. For although from office the confess… Read in context →

Vol. III, On Penance, V. On the Integrity of Confession, n. 713 — Must the circumstance of dignity and office of the person necessarily be accused, e.g., if the sinner is a superior, magistrate, priest, etc.; if he is a confessor? - Resp. To the first: In the negative, more probably, o… Read in context →

Vol. III, On Penance, VIII. On the Approbation of the Confessor, n. 755 — What is required for the adequate power of the minister of penance? - Three things, namely power of order, power of jurisdiction, and approbation. The power of order is required, that is, that which belongs to the minist… Read in context →

Vol. III, On Penance, IX. On the Jurisdiction of the Confessor, n. 765 — Is jurisdiction required for hearing Confessions licitly and validly? - Jurisdiction, taken generally, is a certain moral power of governing subjects. Ecclesiastical jurisdiction is twofold: one in the external forum, an… Read in context →

Vol. III, On Penance, X. On Regulars and Nuns, n. 782 — From whom do regulars obtain jurisdiction and approbation? - Regulars receive approbation for hearing the Confessions of their own from the superiors of their monastery, province, or order; but jurisdiction is delegated … Read in context →

Vol. III, On Penance, XI. On Reservation, n. 794 — What is reservation? - Reservation of causes generally is the calling up of the judgment of some cause from an inferior judge to a superior; whence it happens that, while the inferior judge's ordinary power remains, the … Read in context →

Vol. III, On Penance, XII. On the Various Duties of the Minister, nn. 807–860 (54 passages)

Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.

Jean-Pierre Gury, S.J.; notes by Antonio Ballerini, S.J. — 3 passages

Vol. II, Treatise On the Sacrament …, Part III. On the Minister of Penance, n. ¶1 — We must treat: 1. of the power of the Minister; 2. of his office.Read in context →

Vol. II, Treatise On the Sacrament …, Pt. III, Ch. II, Article I. On the Office of the Minister in Confession, n. ¶1 — We must treat: 1. of the duties of the Confessor in general; 2. of his manner of acting with the various classes of penitents.Read in context →

Vol. II, Treatise On the Sacrament …, Pt. III, Ch. II, Art. I, § I. On the Duties of the Confessor, n. ¶1 — A fourfold duty or office is assigned to the Confessor, namely: 1. of Father; 2. of Physician; 3. of Teacher; 4. of Judge.Read in context →

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Adolphe Tanquerey, S.S. — 16 passages

Vol. I, Matrimony, and Holy Orders, On Penance (Volume I), Moral Part — Chapter II: On the Confessor, nn. 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 451, 452, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466 & 516 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)

On Chastity and on the Contrary Vices: A Doctrinal and Moral Treatise

Arthur Vermeersch, S.J. — 18 passages

Vermeersch, On Chastity, Parergon: How the Confessor Ought to Conduct Himself, nn. 414 & ¶2151–¶2167 (18 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Arthur Vermeersch, S.J. — 12 passages

Vol. III, Bk. II, Tr. V, Section II: Moral Norms, n. ¶1 — Utility. - From the moral section of this treatise, that most excellent fruit is to be gathered: that the confessor may know how to direct all canonical rules to the spiritual good of penitents, and may be helped in acqu… Read in context →

Vol. III, Bk. II, Tr. V, Chapter I: The Persons and Qualities of the Confessor, nn. 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536 & 537 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Bk. II, Tr. V, Ch. II, § 2. With Regard to the Persons of Penitents, n. 553 — — General Counsels. "To hear confessions," St. J. B. de Rossi used to say, "is, of all ways to heaven, the shortest way"; yet it supposes not a few things in the confessor, that it may bear all the fruits which are deser… Read in context →

Pastoral Questions

Benedict H. Merkelbach, O.P. — 131 passages

Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, III. Questions Concerning …, Introduction — Concerning Pastoral Theology, nn. ¶1848, ¶1849, ¶1850, ¶1851, ¶1852, ¶1853, ¶1854 & ¶1855 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, III. Questions Concerning Various Categories of Penitents (1933), Concerning Various Categories of Penitents, nn. ¶1856–¶1890 (35 passages)

Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions, IV. Questions Concerning the Minister of Penance and His Duties (1935), Concerning the Minister of Penance, nn. ¶3172–¶3193 (22 passages)

Chapter IV: Concerning the Duties of the Power of the Confessor, nn. ¶3522, ¶3523, ¶3524, ¶3525, ¶3526, ¶3527, ¶3528, ¶3529, ¶3530 & ¶3531 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Ch. IV, Question First: Concerning the Duties Before the Act of Confession, or Concerning the Qualities of the Confessor, n. ¶3532 — Besides the power of order and of jurisdiction, which are necessary for the value of the sacrament, several endowments or qualities are required in the minister, without which he could not licitly and fruitfully execute … Read in context →

Ch. IV, Question First: Concerning…, Article II: Concerning the Prudence of the Confessor, nn. ¶3549–¶3574 (26 passages)

Ch. IV, Question First: Concerning…, Article III: Concerning the Goodness of Life of the Confessor, nn. ¶3575–¶3591 (17 passages)

Ch. IV, Question Second: Concernin…, Article I: Concerning the Obligation of Hearing Confessions, nn. ¶3597, ¶3598, ¶3599, ¶3600, ¶3601, ¶3602, ¶3603, ¶3604, ¶3605, ¶3606 & ¶3607 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Chapter V: Concerning the Abuse of the Power of the Confessor, n. ¶3822 — The minister can abuse his power in several ways: by inquiring into the name of an accomplice, by absolving the unworthy or repelling the worthy, by requiring an undue satisfaction or not requiring a fitting one, by viol… Read in context →

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Dominic M. Prümmer, O.P. — 2 passages

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. V, Chapter III. On the Minister of the Sacrament of Penance, n. ¶53 — We divide this chapter into four articles, namely: 1. on the power of the minister; 2. on his duties and obligations; 3. on the manner of acting with habitual sinners, those in occasions of sin, and recidivists; 4. on th… Read in context →

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. V, Ch. III, Article II. On the Duties and Obligations of the Confessor, n. 431 — 431. The office of the confessor is fourfold, namely, that of judge, teacher, physician, and father. But his principal office is the office of judge, since the sacrament of penance was instituted by Christ after the mann… Read in context →

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Clement Marc, C.SS.R. — 8 passages

Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. V, Diss. III, Ch. III, Article II: On The Varied Obligation Of The Confessor Toward Various Penitents, n. ¶1 — Among penitents a twofold variety can be detected: the one, namely, which arises from their internal state of soul; and the other, which proceeds from their external condition of life. - Hence there is a twofold paragrap… Read in context →

Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. V, Diss. III, Ch. III, Art. II, § 1. On The Obligation Of The Confessor Toward Penitents Diverse From The State Of Soul, nn. ¶1818, ¶5, ¶1832, ¶1833, ¶1834, ¶7 & ¶1840 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 42 passages

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Penance, Fourth Part: On the Minist…, Question First: On the Power Itself of the Minister, nn. ¶1, 568, 569 & 570 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Penance, Fourth Part: On the Minist…, Question Three: On the Duties of the Minister in Order to the Use of the Power, nn. 600, 601 & 602 (24 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Penance, Fourth Part: On the Minist…, Question Three: On the Dut…, Article II: On the Duties in the Act of Confession, n. 607 — 607. Various duties are to be exercised in the act of confession. - For the confessor is bound to know the case and to pronounce sentence. To the knowledge of the case there pertains: 1) as judge, to question the peniten… Read in context →

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Penance, Fourth Part: On the Minist…, Question Four: On the Abuse of the Power of the Minister, n. ¶1 — The minister can indeed abuse his power in many ways, which have been anticipated in the various parts of the treatise; hence at present one must speak only of a twofold abuse more specially prohibited by ecclesiastical … Read in context →

Compendium of Moral Theology

Aloysius Sabetti, S.J., and Timothy Barrett, S.J. — 26 passages

Vol. II, Tr. XV, Pt. III, Chapter II. On the Office of the Minister, n. ¶1 — The offices by which the Minister of the sacrament of Penance is bound, some must be exercised in the very act of confession and others after the confession has been heard. § 1. Let the priest remember in hearing confess… Read in context →

Vol. II, Tr. XV, Pt. III, Ch. II, Art. I, § I. On the Offices of the Confessor in General, nn. 788, 789, 790, 791, 792, 793, 793, Q. 2, 793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 798, 798, Q. 2, 798, Q. 3 & 798, Q. 4 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Tr. XV, Pt. III, Ch. II, Art. I, § II. On the Offices of the Confessor in Particular, nn. 799, 800, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806 & 807 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Daniele Concina, O.P. — 94 passages

Bk. II, Diss. II, Chapter XI — An exhortation to Confessors, nn. I, II, III, IV, V & VI (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Bk. III, Diss. III, Chapter IX — An admonition to Confessors, nn. I, II, III, IV, V, VI & VII (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Diss. III, Chapter I — On the sublime dignity and the eminent endowments of a confessor, nn. ¶1, II, III, IV, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XX, I, II, III, IV, V, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII & VIII (52 passages — hover a number to read it)

Diss. IV, Chapter II — The true image of a converted sinner, from the holy Scriptures and the Fathers, nn. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII & IX (18 passages — hover a number to read it)

Diss. IV, An Admonition to Confessors, nn. I, II, III, IV & V (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Diss. III, Chapter V — Whence chiefly it comes about that very many marriages abound with inconveniences and hardships. Admonitions to confessors and parish priests, nn. I, II, III, IV, V & VI (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Catechism of the Council of Trent (The Roman Catechism)

Issued by order of Pope St. Pius V — 11 passages

Pt. II, The Sacrament of Penance, nn. ¶125, ¶126, ¶127, ¶128, ¶129, ¶130, ¶131, ¶132, ¶133, ¶134 & ¶135 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Casuist: A Collection of Cases in Moral and Pastoral Theology

Various; ed. S. Woywod, O.F.M., and J. A. McHugh, O.P. — 20 passages

Vol. II, Case LX: An Unbaptized Marriage Candidate in the Confessional, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6 & ¶7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Case LV: A Difficult Case Presented by the Confession of a Bride, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3 & ¶4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. IV, Case XXXIV: Never Refuse to Hear a Confession, nn. ¶1 & ¶2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. IV, Case XXXV: The Confession …, Left her Husband, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6 & ¶7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

The 1917 Code of Canon Law

Promulgated by Pope Benedict XV — 40 passages

Tit. IV, Chapter I: Of the Minister of the Sacrament of Penance, cann. 871–892 (22 passages)

Tit. IV, Chapter II: Of the Reservation of Sins, cann. 893, 894, 895, 896, 897, 898, 899 & 900 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tit. IV, Chapter III: Of the Subject of the Sacrament of Penance, cann. 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906 & 907 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tit. IV, Chapter IV: Of the Place for Receiving Confessions, cann. 908, 909 & 910 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume I

Thomas Slater, S.J. — 8 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Slater, Cases I, Restitution, Case 5. A Confessor's Mistake, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7 & ¶8 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume II

Thomas Slater, S.J. — 89 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Slater, Cases II, Penance, Case 3. An Anxious Penitent, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9 & ¶10 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Slater, Cases II, Penance, Case 15. An Unfortunate Mother, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Slater, Cases II, Penance, Case 20. On the Absolution of an Accomplice, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11, ¶12 & ¶13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Slater, Cases II, Penance, Case 21. Feigned Absolution of an Accomplice, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Slater, Cases II, Penance, Case 24. Asking the Name of an Accomplice, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9 & ¶10 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Slater, Cases II, Penance, Case 25. A Recidivist, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7 & ¶8 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Slater, Cases II, Penance, Case 26. A London Actress, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11, ¶12 & ¶13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Slater, Cases II, Penance, Case 28. Requisite Knowledge in the Confessor, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10 & ¶11 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

On the Morals of To-Day

Thomas Slater, S.J. — 19 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Chapter V: False Accusation of Solicitation and the New Code, nn. ¶135–¶153 (19 passages)

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Hieronymus Noldin, S.J. — 46 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology, On the Sixth Precept and t…, Book Two. On the Use of Ma…, Appendix. Notes for Confessors., nn. 102, 103 & 104 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Ch. III, Q. I, Article II. On Jurisdiction., nn. 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342 & 343 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Ch. III, Q. II, Article Three. Concerning Absolution of One's Own Accomplice., nn. ¶1, 369, 370 & 371 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Ch. III, Q. II, Article Four. Concerning Solicitation in Confession., nn. 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379 & 380 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Ch. III, Question Three. Concerning…, Article One. Concerning the Knowledge of the Confessor., nn. 382 & 383 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Ch. III, Question Three. Concerning…, Article Two. Concerning the Obligation of Teaching and Warning Penitents., nn. 384 & 385 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Ch. III, Question Three. Concerning…, Article Three. Concerning the Obligation of Questioning Penitents., nn. 386 & 387 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Ch. III, Question Three. Concerning…, Article Five. Concerning Absolving Habitual Sinners., nn. 392 & 393 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Ch. III, Question Three. Concerning…, Article Six. Concerning Absolving Recidivists., nn. 394, 395 & 396 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Ch. III, Question Three. Concerning…, Article Seven. Concerning Absolving Occasionaries., nn. 397, 398, 399 & 400 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Ch. III, Question Three. Concerning…, Article Eight. Concerning the Obligation of Correcting Defects., nn. 401, 402, 403, 404 & 405 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Ch. III, Appendix I. Concerning Particular Occasions., nn. ¶1, 418 & 419 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)

Antony Koch; adapted and edited by Arthur Preuss — 6 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Ch. II, Sect. 5, Article 4: Questioning and Instructing Penitents, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶5, ¶6 & ¶7 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Commentaries on the Nature of Moral Theology, on Conscience and Probabilism, on the Fourth Precept, and on the Sixth and Ninth Precepts of the Decalogue (Commentarii)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 16 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Bucceroni, Commentaries (1910), Second Commentary: On Cons…, III. On Probable Conscience and on Probabilism, n. 81 — 81. Must a confessor know all probable opinions? - "A confessor is not to be obliged to knowledge of all probable opinions, but to that knowledge which the moderately learned commonly have; just as an advocate, judge, ph… Read in context →

Chapter VI: On the Confessor's Practice Regarding the Matter of Lust, nn. 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236 & 237 (15 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)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 79 passages (filed under the subtopics)

120. On Sins to be Confessed, n. 1 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

121. On Contrition, n. 3 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

134. On the Office of the Judge, nn. 1, 2, 3 & 4 (21 passages — hover a number to read it)

135. On Relapsers and Those in Occasions, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (23 passages — hover a number to read it)

162. On the Absolution of an Accomplice, nn. 1, 2, 3 & 4 (18 passages — hover a number to read it)

169. Solicitation to Shameful Things, nn. 1 & 2 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Anthony Konings, C.SS.R. — 110 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, CHAPTER I: ON THE POWER OF THE MINISTER, nn. ¶1390, ¶1, ¶1391 & ¶1392 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, Ch. I, ARTICLE II: ON JURISDICTION, nn. ¶1, ¶1393 & ¶1394 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, APPENDIX I: ON THE JURISDICTION AND APPROBATION OF REGULARS, nn. ¶1, ¶1395, ¶1396 & ¶1397 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, APPENDIX II: ON JURISDICTION WITH RESPECT TO NUNS, nn. ¶1398 & ¶1399 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, APPENDIX II: ON JURISDICTI…, ARTICLE III: ON RESERVED CASES, n. ¶1 — The reservation of cases is a restriction or limitation of jurisdiction, or a denial of the power of absolving from certain sins, the power of absolving from the others being saved. We must treat 1° concerning reservatio… Read in context →

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, APPENDIX II: ON JURISDICTI…, Art. III, § I, Or On The Principle And Nature Of Reservation, nn. ¶1400 & ¶1401 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, APPENDIX II: ON JURISDICTI…, Art. III, § II. On The Absolution Of Reserved Things, nn. ¶1402 & ¶1403 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, APPENDIX I: ON THE ABSOLUTION OF ONE'S OWN ACCOMPLICE IN A SHAMEFUL SIN, nn. ¶1404, ¶1405 & ¶1406 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, APPENDIX II: ON SOLICITATION IN CONFESSION, nn. ¶1407, ¶1408, ¶1409, ¶1410, ¶1411 & ¶1412 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, CHAPTER II: ON THE OFFICE OF THE MINISTER, n. ¶1 — 1° In Confession; 2° after Confession.Read in context →

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, Ch. II, ARTICLE I: ON THE OFFICE OF THE MINISTER IN CONFESSION, n. ¶1 — There must be treated 1° of the duties of the confessor in general; 2° of his manner of acting with the various kinds of penitents.Read in context →

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, Ch. II, Art. I, § I. On the Duties of the Confessor, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶1413, ¶1414, ¶1415, ¶1416, ¶3, ¶1417, ¶1418, ¶1419, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶1420, ¶1421, ¶7, ¶8, ¶1422, ¶1423, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11, ¶1424, ¶1425, ¶1426, ¶1427 & ¶1428 (27 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, Ch. II, Art. I, § II. On the Manner of Acting with Various Kinds of Penitents, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶1429, ¶1430, ¶1431, ¶1432, ¶1433, ¶1434, ¶1435, ¶1436, ¶1437, ¶1438, ¶1439, ¶1447, ¶1450, ¶1451, ¶1452, ¶1453, ¶1454, ¶1464, ¶1465, ¶24, ¶1470, ¶1471, ¶1472, ¶1473, ¶1474, ¶1475, ¶1476, ¶1477, ¶1478, ¶1479, ¶1480, ¶1481, ¶25, ¶1482, ¶26, ¶1483, ¶27, ¶1484, ¶28, ¶1485, ¶29 & ¶1486 (46 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, Ch. II, Article II. On the Office of the Minister After Confession, n. ¶1 — The obligation of the confessor after Confession is twofold: 1° per accidens, as to repairing defects committed; 2° per se, as to preserving the Seal.Read in context →

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, Ch. II, Art. II, § I. On the Obligation of Correcting Defects Committed in Confession, nn. ¶1487 & ¶1488 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, Ch. II, Art. II, § II. On the Seal of Confession, nn. ¶1, ¶2 & ¶7 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Treatise on Censures, Appendix III: On Censures …, § I. On Excommunications Latae Sententiae Reserved to the Roman Pontiff in a Special Manner, nn. ¶1715 & ¶14 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Catechism Explained: An Exhaustive Exposition of the Christian Religion

Francis Spirago; edited by Richard F. Clarke, S.J. — 26 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Pt. III, II. THE SACRAMENTS, 4. THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE, The Confessor., nn. ¶1–¶15 (15 passages)

Pt. III, II. THE SACRAMENTS, 4. THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE, The Sin of Relapse, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10 & ¶11 (11 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

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 105 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On the Theological Virtues, n. 412, 415 — On Admonition to Be Given Even When No Amendment Is Foreseen. “As regards the controversy … whether a confessor is bound to admonish and teach penitents who invincibly are ignorant of the prohibition of certain superstitious rites or of the condemnation of the Alexandrian permissio… Read in context →

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On Penance, n. 809 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On Matrimony, n. 1058, 1066 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On the Constitution *Apostolicae Sedis*, n. 1173 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On the Constitution *Sacramentum Poenitentiae*, nn. 1251, 1252, 1258, 1272, 1273, 1277 & 1278 (93 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Enchiridion, and Supplement to the Compendium of Moral Theology of Gury-Ballerini (Enchiridion Morale)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 2 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion, On the Theological Virtues, n. ¶40 — N. 230. 231. - On Admonition to Be Made, Even When No Amendment Is Foreseen. "As regards the controversy... whether a Confessor is bound to admonish and teach penitents who invincibly are ignorant of the prohibition of certain superstitious rites, or of the condemnation of the Alexandrian permiss… Read in context →

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion, On the Sacrament of Penance, Faculties and Privileges o…, 9 March 1870), n. ¶54 — N. 598. - On Denunciation to Be Made to Apostolic Vicars in the Matter of Solicitation. "Whether Apostolic Vicars without a special faculty can receive denunciations in the matter of solicitation to shameful things, and whether, denunciations of this kind having been received, they are bound to refer them t… Read in context →