VIII. The Minister of This Sacrament

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

1463
Certain
particularly grave sins incur excommunication, the most severe ecclesiastical
penalty, which impedes the reception of the sacraments and the exercise of
certain ecclesiastical acts, and for which absolution consequently cannot be
granted, according to canon law, except by the Pope, the bishop of the place or
priests authorized by them.⁶⁸ In danger of death any priest, even if
deprived of faculties for hearing confessions, can absolve from every sin and
excommunication.⁶⁹

PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY

SECTION TWO THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
- CHAPTER TWO THE SACRAMENTS OF HEALING
  - Article 4 THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION
    - VIII. The Minister of This Sacrament

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team