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In the early Church, confession and penance were public affairs where a person who committed a grave sin would ask the bishop for penance, live publicly as a penitent without communion for years, and spend time in prayer, fasting, and almsgiving until forgiven. Later, Celtic peoples introduced celebrating penance privately where the sin was secret but penance could still last years, though absolution was given in advance, beginning our current private celebration with confession, absolution, and penance. Th
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- rhian daleon
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