A Topic of Moral Theology

The Qualities of Confession Generally

The Qualities of Confession Generally, as treated in Wouters (§ II. On the Qualities of Confession Generally).

Also asked about as…

how to confess well · qualities of a good confession · what makes a good confession (ed.)

In the index as Confession · CONFESSION: utility of frequent confession · Interpreter · EXAMPLE: we should profit by the good example and give it to others · Lie · A deaf person · A mute person · Absent person · Absolution · Annual confession · CONFESSOR: need and choice of a director · EXAMINATION of conscience for confession · Fidelity · General accusation of sins · General confession · Messenger · Number of sins · OBSERVANCE, zeal and firmness to sustain it · Qualities · Reticence · Sincerity · Sincerity in confession · TEMPTATIONS, how the devil tempts and leads away pious persons · The deaf-mute

In the manuals

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. V, Diss. II, Pt. I, Sect. II, Ch. II, Art. II, § II. On the Qualities of Confession Generally, nn. ¶1, 311, 312, 313 & 314 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.

Vol. II, Treatise On the Sacrament …, Pt. II, Ch. II, Article II. On the Qualities of Confession, n. 467 (15 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Handbook of Moral Theology (Koch–Preuss)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Ch. II, Sect. 5, Article 3: Confession, nn. ¶18 & ¶19 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. V, Ch. II, Art. II, § 2. On the Qualities of Confession, nn. 363, 364 & 365 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Institutiones Morales Alphonsianae

Vol. II, Part Third: On the Sacrame…, Tr. V, Diss. II, Ch. II, Article II: On The Conditions Of Confession, nn. ¶1687, ¶1688, ¶1689 & ¶1690 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART SECOND: ON THE SUBJEC…, OR ON THE ACTS OF THE PENI…, Ch. II, ARTICLE II: ON THE QUALITIES OF CONFESSION, n. ¶1358 — 1358. - Many qualities of Confession are assigned by authors, which for the most part do not pertain to its validity; but they are chiefly contained in these little verses: Let it be entire, simple, humble, discreet, fai… Read in context →

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Penance, Third Part: On the Parts o…, Ch. II, Question Three: On the Endowments of Confession, n. 517 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Penance, Third Part: On the Parts o…, Ch. II, Question Three: On the End…, Article III: On the Fidelity of Confession, nn. ¶1, 529, 530 & 531 (23 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Diss. II, Chapter II — On the conditions of sacramental Confession, nn. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII & XIII (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Catechism of the Council of Trent (The Roman Catechism)

Pt. II, The Sacrament of Penance, nn. ¶105, ¶106, ¶107, ¶108, ¶109, ¶110, ¶111, ¶112, ¶113, ¶114 & ¶115 (11 passages — hover a number to read it)

The True Spouse of Jesus Christ

Chapter XVIII: The Frequentation of the Sacraments, nn. ¶2364, ¶2365, ¶2374, ¶2376, ¶2379, ¶2380 & ¶2383 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Confession — Noldin, Summa of Moral Theology · Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · McHugh–Callan, Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905) · Bucceroni, Cases of Conscience · Tanquerey · Merkelbach, Pastoral Questions · Slater, Cases II · The Casuist · Spirago · Deshon, Guide — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)