Chapter II. On the Subject of Penance.

The subject capable of the sacrament of penance is every and only man who after baptism has fallen into sin, whether mortal or venial. For receiving this sacrament validly and fruitfully there are required the acts of the penitent, namely contrition, confession, and satisfaction. Now these acts, which together constitute both the matter of the sacrament and the disposition of the subject, must be treated in this chapter.

The obligation to perform the penance

Within this chapter

Question I. On Contrition.nn. 247–265
- Article I. On the Nature of Contrition.nn. 247–251
- Article II. On the Necessity of Contrition.n. 252
- Article III. On the Qualities of Contrition.nn. 253–260
- Article IV. On Purpose.nn. 261–265
Question II. On Confession.nn. 266–295
- Article I. On Confession Itself.nn. 266–271
- Article II. On the Integrity of Confession.nn. 272–281
- Article III. On Causes Excusing from Integrity.nn. 282–287
- Article IV. On the Means of Procuring Integrity.nn. 288–291
  - Section 1. On Examination of Conscience.nn. 288–289
  - Section 2. On the Repetition of an Invalid Confession.nn. 290–291
- Article V. On the Absolution of the Dying.nn. 292–295
Question III. On Satisfaction.nn. 296–310
- Article I. On the Nature of Satisfaction.nn. 296–298
- Article II. On Imposing Satisfaction.nn. 299–304
- Article III. On Accepting and Fulfilling Satisfaction.nn. 305–308
- Article IV. On Commuting Satisfaction.nn. 309–310
Question IV. On Indulgences.nn. 311–334
- Article I. On the Nature of Indulgences.nn. 311–316
- Article II. On the Conditions for Gaining Indulgences.nn. 317–323
- Article III. On the Indulgence of a Privileged Altar.nn. 324–327
- Article IV. On the Indulgence in the Article of Death.nn. 328–329
- Article V. On the Indulgence of the Jubilee.nn. 330–334