Of the Sacrament of Penance

We must now consider the Sacrament of Penance. We shall consider (1) Penance itself; (2) Its effect; (3) Its Parts; (4) The recipients of this sacrament; (5) The power of the ministers, which pertains to the keys; (6) The solemnization of this sacrament.The first of these considerations will be two fold: (1) Penance as a sacrament; (2) Penance as a virtue.Under the first head there are ten points of inquiry:(1) Whether Penance is a sacrament?(2) Of its proper matter;(3) Of its form;(4) Whether imposition of hands is necessary for this sacrament?(5) Whether this sacrament is necessary for salvation?(6) Of its relation to the other sacraments;(7) Of its institution;(8) Of its duration;(9) Of its continuance;(10) Whether it can be repeated?

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