A Topic of Moral Theology

The Plenary Indulgence at the Point of Death

The Plenary Indulgence at the Point of Death, as treated in Wouters (Scholion I. On the Plenary Indulgence at the Point of Death).

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apostolic blessing at the hour of death · indulgence for the dying · last blessing (ed.)

In the index as Blessing · Most Holy Trinity · Absolution · Death · Extreme Unction · Indulgence · Mystery of the Incarnation · Plenary indulgence at the point of death · The point or danger of death

In the manuals

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Appendix. On Indulgences, Pt. II, Sect. VIII, Ch. III, Scholion I. On the Plenary Indulgence at the Point of Death, n. 561 — I. At the point of death only one plenary indulgence can be gained, although the dying person may have a right to it under various titles. This holds even if the dying person, because of a less perfect disposition, acqui… Read in context →

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 the Jubilee, n. 1380 (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, Appendix. On Indulgences a…, Chapter II. On the Jubilee, n. 1088 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. VII, Article V. On Certain Indulgences In Particular, n. 563 — 563. a) The indulgence or blessing at the moment of death. Nature. Many confraternities grant their members a plenary indulgence at the moment of death. Similarly, many others can gain a plenary indulgence at the moment … Read in context →

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Extreme Unction, Appendix: On the Apostolic Blessing at the Article of Death, n. 708 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading The Suspension of Indulgences and Faculties on the Occasion of the Jubilee — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Tanquerey — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)