Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition which is sorrow for sin together with a purp

Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition which is sorrow for sin together with a purpose of amendment, confession of sins without any omission, and satisfaction by means of good works.

Author: Thomas Aquinas

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