Note 940 — Chapter II · THE TREATMENT OF PENITENTS IN DIFFERENT EXTERNAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Richard F. (Richard Frederick) Clarke translation
The question whether a formula of an Examination of Conscience should be placed in the hands of children, is treated by Dubois, l. c. Certainly not in the hands of the younger children; and Examinations, such as are contained in prayer-books for grown-up people, should not be given to older ones. Nor are all Examinations for Children to be recommended. The instruction is the most important thing; an Examination is a poor substitute for good instruction. Certain it is that these Examinations are very often misused by children.