Article IV. On the Essence of the Sacrament of Penance

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Preliminary note. In this article we shall treat of the constitutive parts of the sacrament of penance, after the definition of this sacrament has first been explained. Hence the whole article comprises four paragraphs: 1. on the definition of the sacrament of penance; 2. on its remote matter; 3. on its proximate matter; 4. on its form.

Penance and Confession

Within this article

§ 1. On the Definition of the Sacrament of Penancen. 319
§ 2. On the Remote Matter of the Sacrament of Penancenn. 320–325
§ 3. On the Proximate Matter of the Sacrament of Penancenn. 326–327
§ 4. On the Form of the Sacrament of Penancenn. 328–334