Canonical Penances

[Turtle_Turtle]

Hi,

What are Canonical Penances? And are these given out today? And thirdly if one does not do a canonical penance, does this remit the effecaciousness of the Sacrament?

Please provide source documents. Thank you.

 

[dans0622]

Hello,

I don’t know where you have seen this term used but if it was used in the proper, canonical sense, I think you’ll find your answer in the following canons:

“Can. 1312 §1. The following are penal sanctions in the Church: …
§3. Penal remedies and penances are also used; the former especially to prevent delicts, the latter to substitute for or to increase a penalty.”

and

"Can. 1340 §1. A penance, which can be imposed in the external forum, is the performance of some work of religion, piety, or charity.

§2. A public penance is never to be imposed for an occult transgression.

§3. According to his own prudent judgment, an ordinary can add penances to the penal remedy of warning or rebuke."

This penance has nothing to do with the Sacrament of Confession or a penance given therein.

Dan

 

[Vico]

Hi,

What are Canonical Penances? And are these given out today? And thirdly if one does not do a canonical penance, does this remit the effecaciousness of the Sacrament?

Please provide source documents. Thank you.

Canonical Penance:
The specified penance, corresponding to the nature and gravity of the sin, prescribed by confessors in the sacrament of penance. These penances were listed in penitential books. Celtic in origin, the earliest canonical lists are ascribed to St. Patrick and date from the fifth century. In time the practice spread throughout Europe. The best known penitential book is that ascribed to Archbishop Theodore of Canterbury (602-90).

Modern Catholic Dictionary. (Fr. John Hardon, S.J.)
catholicculture.org/culture/library/dictionary/index.cfm?id=32300

Canonical penance (2nd to 6th centuries) …However, canonical penance did not last for several reasons. Since it could only be received once in a lifetime, it gave rise to “deathbed penance” and even “deathbed baptism” for the many who did not want to commit to a life of Christian conversion but wanted to commit to Christ as a final option. Second, the ritual became impractical as more and more people were becoming Christian and the tangible experience of common-union waned considerably. Finally, fewer people were willing to endure such a process when other options became available.
rpinet.com/ml/3110reco.html

Originally for idolatry, adultery, and homicide. One that did not perform the canonical penance could be kicked out of the Church.

Is this a homework assignment?

 

[Turtle_Turtle]

Canonical Penance:
The specified penance, corresponding to the nature and gravity of the sin, prescribed by confessors in the sacrament of penance. These penances were listed in penitential books. Celtic in origin, the earliest canonical lists are ascribed to St. Patrick and date from the fifth century. In time the practice spread throughout Europe. The best known penitential book is that ascribed to Archbishop Theodore of Canterbury (602-90).

Modern Catholic Dictionary. (Fr. John Hardon, S.J.)
catholicculture.org/culture/library/dictionary/index.cfm?id=32300

Canonical penance (2nd to 6th centuries) …However, canonical penance did not last for several reasons. Since it could only be received once in a lifetime, it gave rise to “deathbed penance” and even “deathbed baptism” for the many who did not want to commit to a life of Christian conversion but wanted to commit to Christ as a final option. Second, the ritual became impractical as more and more people were becoming Christian and the tangible experience of common-union waned considerably. Finally, fewer people were willing to endure such a process when other options became available.
rpinet.com/ml/3110reco.html

Originally for idolatry, adultery, and homicide. One that did not perform the canonical penance could be kicked out of the Church.

Is this a homework assignment?

No not a homework assignment. I had just heard the term the other day and wondered what it is.

I seemed to get them confused with penal remedies and penal penances. And wondered if they were still given out today.