Fraternal correction (correctio fraterna) is a Christian social practice in which a private individual confronts a peer directly, and ordinarily privately, about a perceived wrongdoing, as opposed to an official discipline passed down by a superior.

In Roman Catholic ethics, fraternal correction is sometimes obligatory on pain of mortal sin, though not in the case of someone who offends through invincible ignorance.

  • Catholic Encyclopedia "Fraternal correction"
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