A Topic of Moral Theology
What a duel is and why it is forbidden
Prearranged combat with deadly weapons; never lawful by private authority.
The works themselves ask 4 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
In the index as Duel · Duelling · Duel, the · Ecclesiastical burial · Godparents · Military persons · Ordeals · Satisfaction · Sponsors
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Fifth. On the Fifth P…, Question Sixth. On the Duel, nn. 347, 348, 349 & 350 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. V, Chapter V. Duelling, nn. 1 & 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutions of Moral Theology (Institutiones Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. I, On the Fifth Precept of th…, VI. On Duel, nn. 746, 747, 748, 749 & 750 (5 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 III. On Duel, n. 404 (2 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. 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343 & 344 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. I, Q. III, Ch. III, Art. III, § 2, 3. On Dueling, nn. 124 & 125 (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 B: On Justice and …, Ch. I, Question Four: On Dueling, nn. 365, 366, 367 & 368 (30 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. VI, On the Fifth Precept of th…, Chapter III. On Dueling, nn. 274 & 275 (2 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 the duel, nn. 1–77 (77 passages)
Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues
Tr. I, Disputation XXVI: On Homic…, Question VII: Whether, and how, the duel is unlawful, nn. 1–33 (33 passages)
Treated under the broader heading Duelling — Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Vermeersch, On Forbidden Books · Koch–Preuss · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Rickaby, Moral Philosophy · Slater, Cases II · Decretals of Gregory IX — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)