Note 356 — Chapter III · CONFESSION (continued 2)
Richard F. (Richard Frederick) Clarke translation
Cf. S. Alph. l. c. cp. 9. If the confessor is morally certain that the former confessions were bad, he must unquestionably insist on their repetition; if he has only doubts, he cannot impose on the penitent an absolute obligation. In dubio standum est pro valore actus. Cf. S. Alph. Prax. Conf. n. 20; Segneri, Instr. pœn. cp. 15; Carol. Borom. Act. Med. p. 877; Benger, Pastoraltheologie, Bd. II. § 70, S. 470, 2. Auflage.