But he uses the legal term of judge to describe the role of priest confessor, and that terminology is far from my mind when I give absolution. |
We must accompany our people from a place of guilt to absolution, fear to repentance, shame to sacrifice. |
Clearly, the state now both sanctioned murder and offered absolution from guilt for the perpetrators. |
We shall have to earn absolution with a complete metanoia over a long period of time. |
This ritual of confession, absolution and penance inadvertently hides as much as it discloses. |
With careful planning and diligent payments, even the worst rating can achieve absolution. |