A Topic of Moral Theology

The Manner of Acting with Enemies

The Manner of Acting with Enemies, as treated in Wouters (Scholion. On the Manner of Acting with Enemies).

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do i have to forgive my enemy · greeting an enemy · grudges · how to treat an enemy · reconciling with someone who wronged me (ed.)

In the index as Enemy · Reconciliation · Offense · Sign · Satisfaction · Charity · Congruous satisfaction · Dilection · Enemies · Greeting · Injury · Remission · Reparation · Returning a greeting

In the manuals

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. I, Diss. III, Pt. IV, Sect. II, Ch. I, Scholion. On the Manner of Acting with Enemies, n. 544 — I. First there is an obligation not to have an enemy in hatred, that is, neither to abhor his person nor to wish evil to him (n. 542). II. Then there is an obligation of showing to an enemy the common signs of charity (t… Read in context →

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, Pt. I, Tract IX. On theological c…, Ch. III, Art. I, § 2. On the extension of the precept of charity to enemies, n. 577 — 577. 3. Reconciliation with an enemy is not only not to be impeded, but also, according to one's powers, to be facilitated. As to the order to be followed in making reconciliation, regularly the one who offended another,… Read in context →

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. I, Special Moral Theology, Treatise: On Divine Charity, Second Part: On the Object…, Question Two: On the Mater…, Article V: On Enemies to Be Loved, nn. ¶1, 891, 892, 893, 894, 895, 896, 897, 898, 899 & 900 (29 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pastoral Questions

Ch. II, § B. Concerning Certain Si…, Q. V, Which Is the Cause of Harm…, Honor, and Friendship, nn. ¶4946–¶4961 (16 passages)

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Tr. I, Disputation VIII: On Charity, Question XXV: Whether we are bound to show the effects of charity toward enemies, and which, nn. 1–19 (19 passages)

Treated under the broader heading Love of enemies — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Tanquerey · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Concina, Compendium · The Casuist · The Roman Catechism — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)