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Fraternal correction (correctio fraterna) is a Christian social practice in which a private individual confronts a peer directly, ordinarily privately, about a perceived offence or wrongdoing. This is opposed to an official discipline meted by a superior to a subordinate.
In Roman Catholic ethics, fraternal correction is sometimes obligatory on pain of mortal sin, except for confronting someone who offends through invincible ignorance.
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- Catholic Encyclopedia "Fraternal correction"
- Lavinsky, David W. (1 June 2011). "11.06.02, Craun, Ethics and Power in Medieval English Reformist Writing". The Medieval Review. ISSN 1096-746X. Retrieved 20 October 2015.