Part I. On the Sacrament of Penance Considered in Itself

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Penance is the sacrament in which, through judicial absolution imparted by a legitimate minister, sins committed after Baptism are remitted to a rightly disposed member of the faithful (canon 870).

Once this definition has been handed down, we must treat first of the existence, then of the essence, then of the effects, and finally of the necessity of the sacrament of Penance.

Penance and Confession

Within this part

Section I. On the Existence of the Sacrament of Penancen. 289
Section II. On the Essence of the Sacrament of Penancenn. 290–356
- Chapter I. On Remote Matternn. 293–294
- Chapter II. On Proximate Matternn. 295–339
  - Article I. On Contritionnn. 295–306
    § I. On Contrition Taken Integrallynn. 295–300
    § II. On Purpose Specificallynn. 301–306
    Scholion. Sorrow and Purpose Regarding Venial Sinsn. 306
  - Article II. On Confessionnn. 307–339
    § I. On Confession Considered in Itselfnn. 307–310
    § II. On the Qualities of Confession Generallynn. 311–314
    § III. On the Quality of Integrity Specificallynn. 315–339
    Point I. On the Notion, Division, and Necessity of Integritynn. 315–317
    Point II. On the Scope of Material Integritynn. 318–324
    Scholion. On Injury to Truth in Confessingnn. 323–324
    Point III. On the Causes Excusing from Material Integritynn. 325–328
    Point IV. On the Means of Procuring Integrity, or on the Examination of Consciencenn. 329–339
    Scholion I. On Repeating Confessions in Generalnn. 332–334
    Scholion II. On General Confessionnn. 335–337
    Scholion III. On Venial Sins to Be Confessed and on Doubtful Matter Alone Confessednn. 338–339
- Chapter III. On the Form, or on Absolutionnn. 340–344
- Chapter IV. On the Integral Part, or on Satisfactionnn. 345–356
  - Article I. On the Notion and Efficacy of Satisfactionnn. 345–346
  - Article II. On the Power and Obligation of Imposing Satisfactionnn. 347–354
    Scholion. On Commutation of Satisfactionnn. 352–354
  - Article III. On the Obligation of Accepting and Fulfilling Satisfactionnn. 355–356
Section III. On the Effects of the Sacrament of Penancen. 357
Section IV. On the Necessity of the Sacrament of Penancenn. 358–359