Christian History: The Council Of Trent in full: Session XIV (14)




  • The Synod of Trent issues a decree to clarify the Sacrament of Penance, addressing errors and emphasizing its necessity for forgiveness after baptism.
  • The sacrament differs from baptism in its matter and form, requiring acts of contrition, confession, and satisfaction for complete remission of sins.
  • Extreme Unction is recognized as another sacrament instituted by Christ for the sick, providing grace and comfort at the end of life.
  • Various canons are established to uphold the doctrines related to Penance and Extreme Unction, condemning contrary beliefs and practices.

Session 14: ON THE MOST HOLY SACRAMENTS OF PENANCE AND EXTREME UNCTION FIRST DECREE Being the fourth under the Sovereign Pontiff, Julius III., celebrated on the twenty-fifth of November, MDLI. Doctrine on the Sacrament of Penance. The sacred and holy, oecumenical and general Synod of Trent, -lawfully assembled in the Holy Ghost, the same Legate and Nuncios of the holy Apostolic See presiding therein, –although, in the decree concerning Justification, there has been, through a certain kind of necessity, on…

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