A Topic of Moral Theology
The Confession of Children
Hearing the confessions of children.
See also Penitents of Particular Condition — in The Office of the Confessor
Also asked about as…
confession for kids · first confession (ed.)
In the index as Children · Confession (Confessio) · Confession of children · Penitent · Young persons · Boy · Confessor · Adolescents · Adultery · Age · Choice of State · Deaf-mute · Girls · Half-mad, half-fatuous · Minors · Reading · Sacrament of Penance · Self-abuse · The demented
In the manuals
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Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. II, Sect. II, Chapter I. On the Confession of Children, n. 446 — I. "With children he ought to use every charity and gentler ways, as far as can be done" (Praxis, n. 90); nevertheless the confessor, especially as regards girls, should always be mindful of due gravity. II. Sometimes it… Read in context →
Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology
Vol. I, Matrimony, and Holy Orders, On Penance (Volume I), Moral Part — Chapter II: On the Confessor, nn. 517, 518, 519 & 520 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels
Vol. III, Bk. II, Tr. V, Ch. II, § 2. With Regard to the Persons of Penitents, n. 549 — — With children let the confessor especially take care: that they confess sincerely, and therefore by paternal benignity win confidence for himself; that they confess sorrowfully; wherefore, by conversing rather than by … Read in context →
Pastoral Questions
Ch. II, Question I: Concerning Children, nn. ¶2207–¶2243 (37 passages)
Ch. II, Question III: Concerning Adolescents and Young Persons, nn. ¶2256, ¶2257, ¶2258, ¶2259, ¶2260, ¶2261, ¶2262, ¶2263, ¶2264, ¶2265, ¶2266, ¶2267, ¶2268 & ¶2305–¶2327 (36 passages — hover a number to read it)
Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae
Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. V, Diss. III, Ch. III, Art. II, § 2. On The Obligation Of The Confessor Toward Diverse Penitents From External Condition, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶1848 & ¶1849 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium
Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, Ch. II, Art. I, § II. On the Manner of Acting with Various Kinds of Penitents, nn. ¶25, ¶1482, ¶26 & ¶1483 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Summa Theologiae Moralis
Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Penance, Fifth Part: On the Subject…, Question One: On the Requi…, Article I: On Children, the Insane, and Deaf-Mutes, nn. 649, 650 & 651 (17 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading The Office of the Confessor — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884) · Vermeersch, On Chastity · Prümmer, Manuale Theologiae Moralis · Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology · Concina, Compendium · The Roman Catechism · The Casuist · 1917 Code of Canon Law — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)