Oaths (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Achille Vander Heeren · 1913
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Description
An oath, in moral theology, asks God to stand witness to a statement’s truth, directly by his name or indirectly by creatures that show his majesty. Swearing by heaven, the cross, or the Gospels counts as tacit invocation, and every oath needs at least a virtual intent to invoke God's testimony.
The entry sorts oaths into assertory, affirming past or present fact, and promissory, binding a future resolve, vow, or pact. Contestatory oaths merely invoke witness, imprecatory ones add a curse on falsehood, and the entry weighs when oaths bind, when they excuse, and when they sin.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Achille Vander Heeren |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 6 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |