A Topic of Moral Theology

War

The conditions of a just war and the duties of soldiers.

Within this topic

See also Soldiers and the justice of a war — in War

Also asked about as…

conscientious objection · draft · just war · killing in war · military service · soldiers (ed.)

In the index as War · Soldiers (Milites) · Military service · Leader of War (Dux belli) · Homicides (Homicidae) · Killing · Citizens · Conscription for military service (Conscriptio ad militiam) · Doubt (Dubium) · Duel · Prince (Princeps) · Sedition · Service · Booty · Killing of an unjust aggressor · Prisoners · Reprisals · Restitution · Spoil (Praeda) · War: justice, what is lawful or not · Arbiter · Arms · Booty ‘in war · Capital Punishment

In the manuals

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. V, Chapter VI. War, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. VII, Div. III, Ch. V, Section II. How Much is to be Restored, n. 2 — In such cases as this each must, of course, make restitution for the harm which he personally and immediately caused. If each one takes his share and makes reparation for that portion of the injustice which he committed,… Read in context →

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. V, Sect. III, Scholion II. On War, nn. ¶1 & 751 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Appendix II. On Legal Just…, III. On Military Service, nn. 1059 & 1060 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. I, Ch. I, Article II. On Sacramental Jurisdiction Over Some Classes of Persons Specifically, n. 368 — I. Jurisdiction over soldiers. 1. It is clear that soldiers can confess to a priest who has jurisdiction from the local Ordinary in whose place the confessions are instituted. What military chaplains can do independently… Read in context →

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. VII, Diss. III, Pt. III, Sect. II, Ch. II, Article III. Impediments in Particular, n. 641 — IV. Slaves in slavery properly so called, before liberty has been accepted (canon 987, 4°). V. Those who are bound by civil law to ordinary military service, before they have completed it (canon 987, 5°). 1. Those who by… Read in context →

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

Vol. I, Pt. II, Q. I, Art. 8. The Sins Against P…, War, nn. 1376, 1377, 1378, 1380, 1383, 1384, 1385, 1386, 1389, 1393, 1394, 1396, 1398, 1399, 1401, 1403, 1405–1422, 1424, 1425, 1426 & 1427 (38 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, On the Third Precept of th…, II. On the Prohibition of Servile Works, n. 658 — By suit is understood a civil sentence or the hearing of civil causes in judgment. By judgment unto death is understood the citation of the accused to judgment, his examination, condemnation, and execution of the sentenc… Read in context →

Vol. I, On the Fifth Precept of th…, VII. On War, nn. 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756, 757, 758, 759, 760 & 761 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, On the Sacraments in General, IV. On the Subject of the Sacraments, n. 383 — What intention is required in adults for receiving the individual sacraments? - In baptism and order there is required at least a habitual explicit will. The reason is that sacraments of this kind impose grave obligation… 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)

61. On the Duel and War, nn. 1 & 2 (11 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 the Precepts o…, On the Fifth Precept of th…, Chapter IV. On War, nn. 407, 408 & 409 (25 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, Treatise on Justice and Ri…, Third Part. On Restitution, Sect. II, Ch. III, Article II. On Damage Inflicted on Occasion of Military Service, nn. 746, 747, 748 & 749 (17 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Vol. II, Bk. II, Tractate V: On Justice, Ch. II, Art. I, § 2. Injuries Against the Body or Temporal Life of Neighbor, nn. 635, 636 & 637 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. I, Q. III, Ch. III, Art. III, § 2, 4. On War, nn. ¶31, 129 & 130 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. V, CHAPTER III: On Duel and War, n. ¶1 — St. Alphonsus, I, 400; ed. G., I, p. 656; H. Ap., VIII, 27; Noldin, II, n. 347; Tanquerey, II, n. 145; Stimmen aus Maria-Laach, 1894, p. 345; Nouv. Rev. Theol., 22, p. 589; Linz. Quart. Schr., 49, p. 556; Berardi, Theol.… Read in context →

Vol. I, Pt. II, Sect. II, Tr. V, Ch. III, ARTICLE II: On War, nn. ¶749, ¶750, ¶751 & ¶752 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Vol. I, TREATISE ON THE PRECEPTS O…, CHAPTER IV: ON WAR, nn. ¶479, ¶480, ¶481 & ¶1 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. I, TREATISE ON RIGHT AND JUST…, THIRD PART: ON RESTITUTION, Ch. III, ARTICLE II: ON DAMAGE INFLICTED ON OCCASION OF MILITARY SERVICE, nn. ¶824, ¶825, ¶826 & ¶827 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Second Part: Concerning Le…, Question Three: Concerning the Defense of the Common Good or On War, nn. ¶1, 272 & 276 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. I, Tr. VI, On the Fifth Precept of th…, Chapter IV. On War, nn. ¶1, 277 & 278 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Summae S. Thomae (Billuart)

Billuart, Summa Summae, Tomus III. On the Secunda …, On Charity, On the Vices Opposed to Ch…, On war, nn. 1–38 (38 passages)

Moral Philosophy: Ethics, Deontology and Natural Law

Pt. III, Ch. VIII, Section IX. Of War, nn. 1, 2, 3 & 4 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Catechism of the Council of Trent (The Roman Catechism)

Pt. III, The Fifth Commandment, nn. ¶8 & ¶9 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Brief Text-Book of Moral Philosophy

Chapter IV: International Law, nn. 263, ¶562, ¶563, ¶564, ¶565, 264, ¶567, ¶568, ¶569, ¶570, ¶571, 265, ¶573, ¶574, ¶575 & 266 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)

Religion and Human Interests

Chapter VIII: Might Against Right, nn. ¶48 & ¶49 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Decretum of Gratian (Concordia discordantium canonum)

Pt. II, Causa XXIII, Question I, cc. , 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

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

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Fifth. On the Fifth P…, Question Seventh. On War, nn. 351, 352, 353 & 354 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)

Vol. V, Pt. I, Ch. IV, Section 3: The Moral Principles Involved in War, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11, ¶12, ¶14, ¶15, ¶16, ¶17, ¶18, ¶19, ¶20, ¶21 & ¶22 (21 passages — hover a number to read it)

Commentaries on the Nature of Moral Theology, on Conscience and Probabilism, on the Fourth Precept, and on the Sixth and Ninth Precepts of the Decalogue (Commentarii)

Bucceroni, Commentaries (1910), Third Commentary: On the F…, XVIII. On the Tyrant and on Rebellion, nn. 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224 & 225 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pastoral Questions

Ch. I, Question VI: Concerning Merchants and Soldiers, nn. ¶4392, ¶4393, ¶4394, ¶4395, ¶4396, ¶4397, ¶4398, ¶4399 & ¶4400 (9 passages — hover a number to read it)

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Tr. I, Disputation XVI: On War, Question I: Whether any war can be just, nn. 1–14 (14 passages)

Tr. I, Disputation XVI: On War, Question II: What conditions are required for a just war, nn. 1–33 (33 passages)

Tr. I, Disputation XVI: On War, Question III: By whom war may be waged, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Tr. I, Disputation XVII: On Quarr…, Question II: What sedition is, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. III, Contracts, and the Obligat…, On the Virtue of Justice (…, Part I — Chapter II: On Injury, or the Violation of Right, nn. 346–363 (18 passages)

Treated under the broader heading Life and Bodily Integrity (Fifth Commandment) — 1917 Code of Canon Law — this work does not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so its treatment stands one heading up (ed.)