tutiorism

Tutiorism, tū′ti-or-izm, n. in R. C. moral theology, the doctrine that in a case of doubt between right and wrong one should take the safer course, i.e. the one in verbal accordance with the law—the same as Rigorism, and the opposite of Probabilism.—n.

The general principle which it substitutes for that of Tutiorism is: "When one is undecided between the safer and the less safe, one may choose the less safe if it is morally certain."

There is no system so good that it may not be perverted and turned to evil, and stricter systems have been converted into Tutiorism or Rigorism.

The true system of reflex principles will lie between the extremes of Tutiorism and Laxism.

A modified form of Tutiorism taught: "When one is undecided between the safer and the less safe, one must choose the safer, unless the less safe is most probable."