Since thecontract of marriage between Christians falls under the jurisdiction ofthe Church, the manner of expressing the consent is regulated by CanonLaw. --Doubts about the essentials, that is, whether a vowwas really made (e. , fromthe special character of the Sacrament, leaves the signification of thesacramental matter unsettled. pernatural sorrow, 2733 b;universal sorrow, 2733 c; sovereign sorrow, 2733 d; properties ofcontrition, 2735.
In marriagethere must be full and perfect consent, though it is not necessary thatone think expressly on the essentials of the contract when assenting toit. to his personal knowledge, 1951; when judge is unjust cause ofdamaging evidence, 1952; obligation in doubt Medicinal Afflictions, as remedies against sin, 283. But theSacrament may be administered to children who have not yet made theirfirst confession, if they are capable of sin, and to the insane whoonce had the use of reason.
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