Abjuration (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Andrew Meehan · 1913
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Abjuration means denial, disavowal, or renunciation under oath. In church language it covers only a penitent heretic's renunciation of heresy on reconciliation to the Church. Such a renunciation has always been demanded by the Church, joined to fitting penance. Sometimes abjuration alone sufficed, while in other cases it was followed by the laying on of hands, by anointing, or by both.
St. Gregory the Great set out the ancient practice in a letter to Quiricus and the bishops of Iberia on reconciling Nestorians. Where heretical baptism counted as invalid, as with Paulinists, Montanists, and Eunomians, the penitent was baptized, while converts with valid baptism returned by chrism, hands, or profession of faith. Later decrees refined these forms, and the entry gathers its sources from canonists and liturgists.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Andrew Meehan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 8 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |