| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - St. Ambrose wrote, It seemed impossible that sins should be forgiven through penance; Christ granted this power to the Apostles and from the Apostles it has been transmitted to the office of priests. (<De poenitentia>) Similarly, St. Athanasius asserted, As the man whom the priest baptizes is enlightened by the grace of the Holy Ghost, so does he who in penance confesses his sins, receive throu
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