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The
age of reason, also called the
age of discretion, is the
age at which
children become capable of
moral responsibility. On completion of the seventh year a
minor is presumed to have the use of reason (canon 97 §2 of the
Code of Canon Law), but
mental retardation or
insanity could prevent some individuals from ever reaching it. Children under the age of reason and the mentally handicapped are sometimes called "
innocents" because of their inability to commit
sins: even if their actions are objectively sinful, they sometimes lack capacity for subjective
guilt.
While in the Eastern Churches
Confirmation (also known as
Chrismation) and
Eucharist are bestowed on the infant who has just been baptized, in
Latin rite Catholicism, confirmation (except in danger of death) may be lawfully conferred only on a person who has the use of reason (canon 889 §2), and
Holy Communion may be administered to children only if "they have sufficient knowledge and (are) accurately prepared, so that according to their capacity they understand what the mystery of
Christ means, and are able to receive the Body of the Lord with
faith and devotion. The blessed Eucharist may, however, be administered to children in danger of death if they can distinguish the Body of Christ from ordinary food and receive communion with reverence" (canon 913).
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