Confirmation administered by the pastor following adult baptism by a deacon: Canon 883; 884

"At the Easter Vigil, the deacon administered baptism to the adults and the pastor then confirmed the newly baptized. Were the confirmations valid? The pastor did not have the delegated faculty to confirm but only the faculty by law allowing him to confirm someone he baptizes."

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Huels, John M. 1950- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2006
In: Roman replies and CLSA advisory opinions
Year: 2006, Pages: 63-66
IxTheo Classification:SB Catholic Church law
Further subjects:B Baptism
B Adult baptism
B Catholic church Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 883
B Deacon
B Taufspender
B Catholic church Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 884
B Sakramentenrecht
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Summary:"At the Easter Vigil, the deacon administered baptism to the adults and the pastor then confirmed the newly baptized. Were the confirmations valid? The pastor did not have the delegated faculty to confirm but only the faculty by law allowing him to confirm someone he baptizes."
Contains:Enthalten in: Roman replies and CLSA advisory opinions