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Skriven 2006-09-19 16:36:00 av Robert E Starr JR (9141.babylon5)
Ärende: Re: OT: child communion,
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In article <C13569E1.FCD1%gabryant@fuse.net>, Greg Bryant says...
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>In fact, I always thought that they Catholic Church got it wrong by
>confirming children at age seven. The children really didn't understand the
>meaning, instead, they just understood the steps of the ritual. They were
>too young to truly understand the meaning.
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I don't know if it's the same everywhere but I was brought up Catholic and it
wasn't like that.  At the age of six or seven, you were deemed to be able to
know right from wrong and so you went to Confession (these days I think they
call it the Sacrament of Reconcilliation).  Very shortly after that, generally
about the age of seven is when you have your 'First Holy Communion' ceremony. 
Confirmation is quite a bit later and it's actually a confirmation of the
Baptismal vows taken for you by your parents or godparents when you were too
young to know.  For me, that was when I was eleven years old.

Jan


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