Fraternal Correction
In Christianity , fraternal correction is a process of explanation of a Christian to his brother, if it comes to sin.
This approach is described in the Gospel of Matthew , chapter 18, verses 15 to 18:
- "If your brother comes to sin, will find him and rebuke him, alone. If he listens, thou hast gained thy brother.
- If he does not listen, take with thee one or two others that any case decided on the word of two or three witnesses.
- What if he refuses to listen, tell it to the community. And if he refuses to listen even the community, be it unto thee as the heathen and publican.
- Verily I say unto you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. " .
A process of fraternal correction must be preceded by a period of prayer , and preserve as much as possible the anonymity of those who have sinned, for that honor is safe.
Regarding the application of this principle in history the Church has reassessed the past events in the context of repentance in 1998 during an international symposium on the study of the Inquisition, deeming it necessary to "examine historians, in order to "provide assistance to the most accurate reconstruction of events, customs, attitudes of the time, in light of the historical context of the time" .
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