A Topic of Moral Theology
What theft is and its gravity
Secret taking or keeping against the owner's reasonable will; grave of itself; when venial.
The works themselves ask 8 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
how much stolen is a mortal sin · is stealing small things a sin (ed.)
In the index as Theft (Furtum) · Robbery · Children (Filii) · Servant (Famulus) · Stealing · Petty Thefts · Restitution · Wife (Uxor) · Larceny · Matter · Owner Of A Thing · Peculation · Plagiarism · Quantity · Servants · Smallness of matter · Against the Will · Cattle-lifting · Cattle-theft · Coalescence · Coals (Carbones) · Community · Contract · Cutting wood in another’s forest
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Sixth. On the Seventh…, Chapter Second. On the Inj…, Question Second. On the Unjust Taking Away of a Thing, n. 413 — 413. Declarations. 1. Another's thing can be taken away in a twofold way, either secretly and without force brought upon the owner, or openly and by force brought upon the owner. If the first, theft is committed; if the … Read in context →
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Sixth. On the Seventh…, Chapter Second. On the Inj…, Question Second. On the Un…, Article First. On the Nature of Theft, n. 414 — 414. Notion and malice. 1. Theft is defined as the hidden taking away of another's thing, while the owner is reasonably unwilling. a. Taking away is understood as done with the mind of retaining the thing for oneself and… Read in context →
A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. VII, Div. II, Chapter II. Theft, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. VII, Sect. II, Ch. III, Art. I, § I, Point I. On Theft in General, nn. 1026, 1027 & 1028 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)
Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 4. The Vices Opposed …, Theft and Robbery, nn. 1890, 1892, 1893 & 1894 (4 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. I, Treatise on Justice and Ri…, Second Part. On the Violat…, Ch. II, Article I. On the Nature of Theft, nn. 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614 & 615 (42 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. I, Treatise on Justice and Ri…, Second Part. On the Violat…, Ch. II, Art. II, § 1. On Necessity Excusing from Theft, nn. ¶1, 616, 617, 618 & 619 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)
Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Section 9: Sins Against the Property of Others, nn. ¶16, ¶17, ¶18, ¶19, ¶20 & ¶21 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. I, Q. III, Ch. II, Article I. On The Nature And Gravity Of Theft In General, nn. 78, 79, 80 & 81 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. II, Ch. I, ARTICLE I: On the Nature and Gravity of Theft in General, nn. ¶903, ¶904, ¶905 & ¶906 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. I, TREATISE ON RIGHT AND JUST…, SECOND PART: ON VIOLATION …, Ch. II, OR ON SINS AGAINST JUSTICE, ARTICLE I: ON THE NATURE OF THEFT, nn. ¶693, ¶694, ¶695, ¶696, ¶697, ¶698, ¶699, ¶700, ¶701, ¶702 & ¶703 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Third Part: Concerning Com…, Section B: On Justice and …, Ch. III, Question Two: On Theft, nn. ¶1, 403 & 404 (18 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. VIII, Pt. II, Chapter I. On the Nature and Malice of Theft, nn. 402, 403, 404, 404, Q. 2, 404, Q. 3, 404, Q. 4 & 405 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium
Diss. I, Chapter I — Propositions condemned by Alexander VII and Innocent XI, n. V — V. No one is bound under pain of mortal sin to restore what has been taken away by a number of small thefts, however great the total sum may be. This is the 38th of Innocent.Read in context →
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. I, Disputation XXVII: On Thef…, Question III: What theft is, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Tr. I, Disputation XXVII: On Thef…, Question VI: Whether in extreme, or urgent, necessity it is lawful to take what belongs to another, nn. 1–18 (18 passages)
Treated under the broader heading Theft — Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Tanquerey · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · Deshon, Guide — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)