A Topic of Moral Theology
When a secret may or must be revealed
Public knowledge, presumed consent, grave harm; the command of lawful superiors and witnesses in court
The works themselves ask 18 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
telling someone's secret · when to break a confidence (ed.)
In the index as Secret · Letters · Secrets · Revelation · Doctors · Revelation of a secret · Violation · Banns · Defect · Impediments · Knowledge · Official · Opening of letters · Secrecy, professional · Dictograph · Excusing causes · Hidden · Letters requiring secrecy · Manifestation · Marriage · Opening · Penitentiary · Public danger · Schools
In the manuals
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A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. VIII, Chapter V. Secrets, nn. 2 & 3 (2 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 Eighth Precept of t…, Ch. IV, Suspicion, and Rash Doubt, Appendix. On the Violation of a Secret, nn. 470 & 471 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)
Moral Principles and Medical Practice: The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence
Coppens, Medical Practice, Lecture VI. The Physician’s Professional Rights and Duties, nn. ¶22, ¶23, ¶24, ¶25 & ¶26 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. I, Q. III, Ch. III, Art. IV, II. On Injuries By Words O…, § 4. On Violation Of Secret, n. 180 — 180. Just causes of manifesting a secret. Just as the neighbor's material thing can lawfully be taken away under certain conditions, so equally also a secret, to which otherwise the neighbor has a right, can sometimes be… Read in context →
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Fifth Part: On the Virtues…, Section E: On Truth, Question Two: On Violation of a Secret, nn. 852, 853, 854, 855 & 856 (37 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. VI, On the Eighth Precept of t…, Chapter V. On Violation of a Secret, nn. 325, 325, Q. 2, 325, Q. 3, 325, Q. 4 & 325, Q. 5 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)
Vol. II, Tr. XVIII, Ch. II, Article IV. On the Revelation of Impediments, nn. 851 & 851, Q. 2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Cases of Conscience for English-Speaking Countries, Volume I
Slater, Cases I, Contracts, Case 19. A Doctor's Predicament, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶8, ¶9, ¶10, ¶11 & ¶12 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Slater, Cases I, The Eighth Commandment, Case 3. A Puzzled Doctor, nn. ¶1 & ¶2 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)
Slater, Cases I, The Eighth Commandment, Case 4. A Syphilitic Patient, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6 & ¶7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Slater, Cases I, The Eighth Commandment, Case 5. A Black Sheep in the Fold, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6 & ¶7 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)
Guide for Catholic Young Women
Chapter LXII: Obligation of Secrecy, nn. ¶755, ¶756, ¶757, ¶758, ¶759, ¶760, ¶761 & ¶762 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading Secrets — Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Koch–Preuss · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Rickaby, Moral Philosophy · The Casuist — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)