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The custom of not admitting children to Confession or of never absolving them, once they have reached the age of reason, is absolutely condemned (omnino reprobanda). Consequently local ordinaries are to make sure, even using juridical means, that this abuse is completely rooted out. [18]
Fr. Hardon Archives - First Confession: An Historical and Theological Analysis
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