Admission of autistic child to holy communion: Canon 914
"The mother of an autistic child has prepared her son for first Holy Communion. Because the Code of Canon Law requires that children first make a sacramental confession (praemissa sacramentali confessione) before receiving Holy Communion, her pastor has refused to allow the boy to receive the E...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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2008
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Roman replies and CLSA advisory opinions
Year: 2008, Pages: 100-101 |
| IxTheo Classification: | SB Catholic Church law |
| Further subjects: | B
Psychosis
B Catholic church Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 914 B Eucharistieempfang B Eucharist B Sakramentenrecht |
| Summary: | "The mother of an autistic child has prepared her son for first Holy Communion. Because the Code of Canon Law requires that children first make a sacramental confession (praemissa sacramentali confessione) before receiving Holy Communion, her pastor has refused to allow the boy to receive the Eucharist, since he is unable to communicate sufficiently with a priest. The mother is most upset. Is the pastor correct?" |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Roman replies and CLSA advisory opinions
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