Fraternal Correction (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Joseph Delany · 1913
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Description
Fraternal correction means a private person admonishing a neighbour in order to reform him or, if possible, prevent his sinful indulgence. It differs clearly from official discipline, whose mouthpiece is a judge or other superior and whose object is punishing the guilty. Its motive is less the offender's own advantage than the common good.
The obligation binds under pain of mortal sin only when several conditions meet. They are that the fault is grievous, the sinner will not adequately provide for himself, there is well-founded hope the admonition will be heeded. No one else equally fitted is likely to undertake it, and no graver harm follows.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Joseph Delany |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |