Admission of autistic child to holy communion
"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: | Undetermined language |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Soc.
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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