A Topic of Moral Theology
The Required Power
The power a priest must have to absolve: order and jurisdiction together.
In the index as Minister of penance · Approval of a confessor · Church · Contrition · Jurisdiction · Power of order and of jurisdiction · Power of the keys · Requisite Conditions · Sacrament Of Penance
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Ch. III, Q. I, Article I. On the Minister and His Power in General., nn. 335 & 336 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. I, Chapter I. On the Required Power, n. ¶1 — In the minister of Penance a twofold power is required, namely the power of order and the power of jurisdiction (can. 872). That the power of order is required follows from the fact that, as was proved above, the priest … Read in context →
Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.
Vol. II, Treatise On the Sacrament …, Pt. III, Chapter I. On the Power of the Minister, n. 537 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. I, Matrimony, and Holy Orders, On Penance (Volume I), Dogmatic Part — Chapter I: On the Power of the Keys Conferred upon the Church, nn. 17, 18, 19, 20 & 71–91 (25 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels
Vol. III, Bk. II, Tr. V, Section I: Canonical Norms, n. ¶1 — Utility. - For the sake of greater order, we have separated the canonical norms from the moral ones. But since the matter concerns the internal forum, which exists for the spiritual good of the faithful, a confessor who … Read in context →
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. II, Tr. XV, Pt. III, Chapter I. On the Power of the Minister, n. 769 — Two things are required for the power of the Minister of Penance, 1°. power of order, 2°. power of jurisdiction. Thus Can. 872: "Besides the power of Order, for valid absolution of sins there is required in the minister … Read in context →
Treated under the broader heading The Ministration of the Sacrament of Penance — Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905) · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Merkelbach, Summa Theologiae Moralis · Concina, Compendium · The Roman Catechism — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)