medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Does anyone know what provisions were made for hearing the annual confessions of people who were deaf or mute? I don’t remember ever seeing this addressed in pastoral manuals.

Thanks,
John

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John Shinners 
Professor, Schlesinger Chair in Humanistic Studies Emeritus 
Saint Mary's College 
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 
Phone: 574-284-4534 
Fax: 284-4855 
www.saintmarys.edu/~hust 

"Learn everything. Later you will see that nothing is superfluous." -- Hugh of St. Victor (d. 1141)
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