Summa Theologiae by St Thomas Aquinas
XP: Treatise On Contrition
Q31 Of The Minister Of This Sacrament
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We must now consider the minister of this sacrament: under which head there are three points of inquiry:

A1 Whether a layman can confer this sacrament?

A2 Whether a deacon can?

A3 Whether none but a bishop can confer it?

 
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