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1450 "Penance requires . . . the sinner to endure all things willingly, be contrite of heart, confess with the lips, and practice complete humility and fruitful satisfaction." 49

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ARTICLE 4: THE SACRAMENT OF PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION

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49 Roman Catechism II, V, 21; cf. Council of Trent (1551): DS 1673.

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