A Topic of Moral Theology

Time and Place of Making Restitution

When and where restitution is due, and the sin of culpable delay.

Within this topic

In the index as Restitution · Debts (Debita) · Delay · Prudence of the confessor · Expenses · *Possessor bonae fidei* · Ceasing profit (Lucrum Cessans) · Circumstances of restitution · Compensation · Confessor · Culpable delay · Damage · Injury · Injustice · One Not Manifesting · The dying · The sick · Time · When Restitution Is To Be Made

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Sixth. On the Seventh…, Chapter Third. On the Repa…, Question Fifth. On the Cir…, Article Fourth. When Restitution Must Be Made, n. 513 — 513. On the time of restitution. 1. Restitution, and indeed integral restitution, of itself must be made as soon as possible: for detention of another's thing is the continuation of an injury; but just as it is illicit t… Read in context →

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. VII, Div. III, Ch. V, Section V. Time and Place of Making Restitution, n. 1 — When an obligation of making restitution arises from contract, the terms of the contract must be observed with regard to time and place. Otherwise, in general, restitution must be made as soon as possible, and the unjust… Read in context →

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. VII, Sect. II, Ch. II, Article IV. The Time of Restitution, n. 1014 — I. Restitution is to be made as soon as it can morally be made. He who cannot restore the entire damage should restore a part, if he can, and should strive according to his powers that he may be able to restore the remai… Read in context →

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. VII, Sect. II, Ch. II, Article V. The Place of Restitution, n. 1015 — I. He who possesses another's thing in good faith satisfies by returning it where it is; a fortiori he is not held to transmit it elsewhere at his own expense. II. He who possesses another's thing in bad faith is held to… Read in context →

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, On the Seventh and Tenth P…, XXXII. When Restitution is to be Made, nn. 1455, 1456, 1457 & 1458 (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…, Third Part. On Restitution, Sect. I, Ch. III, Article V. When Must Restitution Be Made?, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6 & 714 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)

Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Sect. 10, A. Restitution in General, Article 3: The Circumstances of Restitution, nn. ¶18, ¶19, ¶20, ¶21, ¶22, ¶23, ¶24, ¶25 & ¶26 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. I, Q. III, Ch. IV, Art. III, § 2. At What Time Restitution Is To Be Made, n. 237 — 237. Principle. Restitution owed is to be made as soon as it can be made, morally speaking. The reason is that it is not lawful to retain another's thing when the owner is reasonably unwilling. But the owner is reasonabl… Read in context →

Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. I, Q. III, Ch. IV, Art. III, § 3. In What Place Restitution Is To Be Made, nn. 238 & 239 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Vol. I, TREATISE ON RIGHT AND JUST…, THIRD PART: ON RESTITUTION, Ch. III, ARTICLE V: WHEN IS RESTITUTION TO BE MADE?, nn. ¶796 & ¶797 (2 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 A: Concerning the …, Question Three: On the Cir…, Article IV: On the Place Where Restitution Must Be Made, nn. 329, 330 & 331 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Third Part: Concerning Com…, Section A: Concerning the …, Question Three: On the Cir…, Article V: On the Time When Restitution Must Be Made, nn. ¶1, 332, 333 & 334 (14 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. I, Tr. VIII, Pt. III, Sect. I, Ch. III, Article V. When Restitution is to be Made, n. 459 — Concerning the circumstance of time, these few things are to be noted: I. As regards any debts whatever, generally restitution must be made as soon as it can be done without grave inconvenience. For natural right demands… Read in context →

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Diss. II, Chapter II — On those who either hinder others from obtaining some good, or cooperate in the loss of others, n. XL — XL. QUESTION XVI. In what place, and at whose expense, ought restitution to be made? ANSWER. A possessor of good faith ought to restore in the place where the thing subsists. If the lord be absent, he is to be admonished… Read in context →

Summa Summae S. Thomae (Billuart)

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Right and Justice, On the Act of Commutative …, When is restitution to be made?, nn. 1–22 (22 passages)

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Right and Justice, On the Act of Commutative …, In what place, at whose expense, and at whose risk is restitution to be made?, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Tr. I, Disputation XXIV: On Resti…, Question VII: When restitution is to be made, and the causes excusing from it, nn. 1–27 (27 passages)

Tr. I, Disputation XXIV: On Resti…, Question VIII: Where restitution is to be made, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Circumstances of Restitution — McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · The Casuist — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)