Usury and Interest

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Thomas Slater, S.J. — 2 passages

Vol. I, Bk. VII, Pt. II, Chapter IV. Mutuum and Usury, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Ludovicus Wouters, C.SS.R. — 8 passages

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. VII, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. II, § V. On Mutuum, nn. 884, 885, 886, 887, 888 & 889 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. VII, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. II, § V, Scholion. On Monts-De-Piete and Savings Banks, nn. 890 & 891 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

John A. McHugh, O.P., and Charles J. Callan, O.P.

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. II, Art. 4. The Vices Opposed …, Usury, n. 2136 — Usury. Usury.—The sin of usury is committed in two ways. (a) Usury in the strict sense is the taking of interest by reason of intrinsic title (i.e., on account of the use) for money or other fungible loaned on condition that it… Read in context →

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 33 passages

Vol. II, On the Seventh and Tenth P…, X. On Mutuum, nn. 1080–1111 (32 passages)

Vol. II, On the Seventh and Tenth P…, XII. On Sale and Purchase, n. 1153 — Whether those sin against justice who buy precious things for a cheap price when they are exposed for sale among secondhand sellers, commonly rigattieri? Resp. Negatively, because those things are judged to have lost the… Read in context →

Cases of Conscience, Proposed by Cardinal de Lugo, by Fr. Beniamino Elbel, by Fr. Ioannes Petrus Gury and by Other Authors, and Resolved (Casus conscientiae)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 44 passages

74. On Mutuum, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 (44 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.

Jean-Pierre Gury, S.J.; notes by Antonio Ballerini, S.J. — 13 passages

Vol. I, Treatise On Contracts, Second Part. On Contracts …, Sect. I, Ch. VI, Article II. On Usury, or on Profit Received from Mutuum, nn. ¶1, 853, 854 & 855 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)

Antony Koch; adapted and edited by Arthur Preuss — 25 passages

Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Section 5: The So-Called Onerous Contracts, nn. ¶70–¶87 (18 passages)

Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. V, Section 9: Sins Against the Property of Others, nn. ¶44, ¶45, ¶46, ¶47, ¶48, ¶49 & ¶50 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Arthur Vermeersch, S.J.

Vol. II, Bk. II, Tractate V: On Justice, Ch. VI, Article I: Generalities Concerning Contracts, n. 450 — II. On Usuries. 1. Notion. Usury, in the broader sense, is whatever, beyond the principal, is accepted by the creditor. In a stricter sense it designates an increment to be paid to the creditor after individual intervals… Read in context →

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Dominic M. Prümmer, O.P. — 8 passages

Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. I, Q. IV, Ch. II, Art. I, § 4. On Loan for Consumption and Usury, nn. ¶49, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289 & 290 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Clement Marc, C.SS.R. — 5 passages

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. VII, Diss. IV, Ch. II, Art. VII, § 2, OR ON USURY, nn. ¶1102, ¶1103, ¶1104, ¶1105 & ¶1106 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Anthony Konings, C.SS.R. — 4 passages

Vol. I, TREATISE ON CONTRACTS, SECOND PART: ON CONTRACTS …, Ch. VI, Art. II, OR ON PROFIT PERCEIVED FROM LOAN FOR CONSUMPTION, nn. ¶1, ¶932, ¶933 & ¶934 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 78 passages

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Third Part: Concerning Com…, Sect. C, Ch. IV, Question One: On the Contr…, Article II: On Mutuum, nn. 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582 & 583 (78 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Aloysius Sabetti, S.J., and Timothy Barrett, S.J. — 6 passages

Vol. I, Tr. IX, Pt. II, Sect. I, Chapter VI. On Mutuum, nn. 525, 526, 527, 528, 528, Q. 2 & 528, Q. 3 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Daniele Concina, O.P. — 90 passages

Diss. I, Chapter I — Propositions condemned by Alexander VII and Innocent XI, n. IX — IX. It is not usury when something beyond the principal is exacted as owed out of benevolence and gratitude, but only if it is exacted as owed out of justice. This is the 41st of Innocent.Read in context →

Diss. I, Chapter II — The lax opinions of several Casuists, nn. XXXVII & LVI (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Diss. IV, Chapter II — The notion of usury: all usury, whether small or great, whether exacted from a rich man or from a poor man, is forbidden by divine law, nn. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX & X (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Diss. IV, Chapter III — Certain little questions concerning usury are resolved, nn. I, II, III, IV & V (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Diss. IV, Chapter VII — On mental usury, and on agreements added to a loan, nn. I–XX (20 passages)

Diss. IV, Chapter VIII — On the *Monti di Pietà*, nn. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII & IX (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Diss. IV, Chapter IX — On the triple contract, and other contracts, nn. I–XXIV (24 passages)

Diss. V, Chapter III — On the personal rent-charge, a wonderful cloak of usury, nn. I–XIX (19 passages)

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Gaudentius Bontempi of Brescia, O.F.M. Cap.

Tr. II, Disputation VI: On the Loan and Usury, n. 1 — I shall treat these two under a single title, since Usury is nothing other than the abuse of the Loan; of which the pages of both Testaments speak clearly; moreover, the Canons of Councils and the decrees of Pontiffs pla… Read in context →

Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume I

Thomas Slater, S.J. — 12 passages

Slater, Cases I, Contracts, Case 17. Usury, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Philosophy: Ethics, Deontology and Natural Law

Joseph Rickaby, S.J. — 13 passages

Pt. III, Ch. V, Section V. Of Usury, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Questions of Moral Theology

Thomas Slater, S.J. — 30 passages

Slater, Questions, Liberalism and Usury, nn. ¶147, ¶148, ¶149, ¶150, ¶151, ¶153, ¶154, ¶155, ¶156, ¶158, ¶159, ¶160, ¶162, ¶163, ¶164, ¶165, ¶166, ¶167, ¶169, ¶170, ¶171, ¶172, ¶173, ¶174, ¶175, ¶176, ¶177, ¶178, ¶179 & ¶180 (30 passages — hover a number to read it)

The 1917 Code of Canon Law

Promulgated by Pope Benedict XV

Title XXIX: Of Contracts, can. 1543 — If a fungible thing is given to someone in such a way that it becomes his and afterward as much of the same kind is to be restored, no profit can be received by reason of the contract itself; but in the furnishing of a f… Read in context →

The Decretum of Gratian (Concordia discordantium canonum)

Gratian — 50 passages

Pt. I, Distinction XLVII, cc. ¶, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pt. II, Causa XIV, Question III, cc. ¶, 1, 2, 3 & 4 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pt. II, Causa XIV, Question IV, cc. ¶, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pt. II, Causa XIV, Question V, cc. ¶ & 1–15 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pt. II, Causa XIV, Question VI, cc. ¶, 1, 2, 3 & 4 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Decretals of Gregory IX (Liber Extra)

Pope Gregory IX — 19 passages

Bk. V, Title XIX: On Usuries, cc. 1–19 (19 passages)

The Liber Sextus of Boniface VIII

Pope Boniface VIII — 2 passages

Bk. V, Title V: On Usury, cc. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Hieronymus Noldin, S.J. — 5 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Sixth. On the Seventh…, Chapter Fourth. On Contracts, Question First. On Contrac…, Article Fourth. On Mutuum, Section 3. On Interest and Usury, nn. 582, 583 & 584 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Sixth. On the Seventh…, Chapter Fourth. On Contracts, Question First. On Contrac…, Article Fourth. On Mutuum, Section 4. On the Prohibition of Usury, nn. 585 & 586 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Adolphe Tanquerey, S.S. — 43 passages (filed under the subtopics)

Vol. III, Contracts, and the Obligat…, On the Virtue of Justice (…, Part II — Chapter II: On Contracts in Particular, nn. 864–906 (43 passages)