| ### QUESTION 84 ### OF THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE ###  |

| #### Prologue |

| #### #### We must now consider the Sacrament of Penance. We shall consider (1) Penance itself; (2) Its effect; (3) Its Parts; (4) The recipients of this sacrament; (5) The power of the ministers, which pertains to the keys; (6) The solemnization of this sacrament. #### The first of these considerations will be two fold: (1) Penance as a sacrament; (2) Penance as a virtue. #### Under the first head there are ten points of inquiry: #### (1) Whether Penance is a sacrament? #### (2) Of its proper matter; #### (3) Of its form; #### (4) Whether imposition of hands is necessary for this sacrament? #### (5) Whether this sacrament is necessary for salvation? #### (6) Of its relation to the other sacraments; #### (7) Of its institution; #### (8) Of its duration; #### (9) Of its continuance; #### (10) Whether it can be repeated? ####  |