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The Raising of Children for the Sacraments of Initiation and the Decision of Adolescents to Forgo Confirmation. A Canon Law Perspective
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Baptism, confirmation and the Eucharist, the sacraments of Christian initiation, are at the core of life of a mature Christian. Hence, the great importance of raising children by their parents to receive these sacraments, which is emphasized by the provisions of canon law. In the 21st century, when in many countries, including Poland, young people will receive confirmation as high schoolers, foregoing the sacrament and parents’ leniency toward such choices of their children has become a challenge. This article presents this problem and analyses the current law of the Catholic Church in terms of how to find a solution. The work has three parts. The first presents the canonical requirement of education for the reception of the sacraments in question. The second part concerns the regulations determining the age of the candidate for confirmation and the context of the real influence of parents on the spiritual decisions of their children. The last part of the article discusses a possible way to solve the problem posed in the title.
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sacraments of Christian initiation, baptism, confirmation, Eucharist, canon law, age of candidate for confirmation, Christian educationMost read articles by the same author(s)
- Zbigniew Janczewski, The Eucharist as a Sacrament Integrating the Family (Under Canon Law) , Kościół i Prawo: Vol. 12 No. 2 (2023)
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