repliedthemonk；\"confessorsareboundtobelievethemforallthat；forFatherBauny，whohasprobedthisquestiontothebottom，hasconcluded’thatatwhatevertimethosewhohavefallenintofrequentrelapses，withoutgivingevidenceofamendment，presentthemselvesbeforeaconfessor，expressingtheirregretforthepast，andagoodpurposeforthefuture，heisboundtobelievethemontheirsimpleaverment，althoughtheremaybereasontopresumethatsuchresolutiononlycamefromtheteethoutwards。Nay，’
sayshe，’thoughtheyshouldindulgesubsequentlytogreaterexcessthaneverinthesamedelinquencies，still，inmyopinion，theymayreceiveabsolution。’Therenow！that，Iamsure，shouldsilenceyou。\"\"But，father，\"
saidI，\"youimposeagreathardship，Ithink，ontheconfessors，bythusobligingthemtobelievetheveryreverseofwhattheysee。\"\"Youdon’tunderstandit，\"returnedhe；\"allthatismeantisthattheyareobligedtoactandabsolveasiftheybelievedthattheirpenitentswouldbetruetotheirengagements，though，inpointoffact，theybelievenosuchthing。
Thisisexplained，immediatelyafterwards，bySuarezandFiliutius。Afterhavingsaidthat’thepriestisboundtobelievethepenitentonhisword，’
theyadd：’Itisnotnecessarythattheconfessorshouldbeconvincedthatthegoodresolutionofhispenitentwillbecarriedintoeffect，noreventhatheshouldjudgeitprobable；itisenoughthathethinksthepersonhasatthetimethedesigningeneral，thoughhemayveryshortlyafterrelapse。Suchisthedoctrineofallourauthors—itadocentomnesautores。’