The First Confession: Law and Catechesis.
The article focuses on the law of the Catholic Church regarding the Holy Communion. According to the article, the Vatican in 1977 has made a rule that first confession must precede first Communion. It discusses the decree Quam Singulari of 1910 which censored the practice of not permitting children...
| Publicado en: | America Magazine: The Jesuit Review of Faith & Culture Vol. 137; no. 6; pp. 128 - 132 |
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America Media
9/10/1977
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| Sumario: | The article focuses on the law of the Catholic Church regarding the Holy Communion. According to the article, the Vatican in 1977 has made a rule that first confession must precede first Communion. It discusses the decree Quam Singulari of 1910 which censored the practice of not permitting children to go to confession or of not giving them absolution if they did confess. It emphasizes the universal law of the Church which guarantees every member the right to full participation in the Eucharistic banquet unless there is some juridical prohibition. |
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