Lest the Gods of Indie strike me down, I have a confession to make that could well ruin the few hip credentials in my possession. |
And according to the Bulgarian law, a confession of a crime is only valid if made in the court. |
They favored the use of general absolution and found that the practice of private confession encouraged scrupulosity. |
I promise we can do this whole soul-searching gut-spilling confession thing tomorrow. |
And soon, the whole business of confession has become polluted with falsity and madness. |
Holding a separate service just for confession and absolution before a service of communion is an old practice for Lutherans. |