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1 CE
Baptism
1-2nd century baptism was the first and only sign of forgiveness in the catholic church
a Christian sacrament marked by ritual use of water and admitting the recipient to the Christian community
early Christian text, invited Christians to ‘confess their sins’ before receiving Eucharist. -
3
Forgiveness
3-5 century gradually forgiveness of sin became public but was only celebrated for large sins
Being open and honest with God through prayer and admit that you have made mistakes. -
4
Penace
During the 4th to 9th centuries, Penance had a public expression and was called Canonical Penance. 6-9 the practice of private confection became popular, public penance was becoming popular
. By the end of the 6th century Canonical Penance was called ‘Confession’. -
1100
12-14th
12-13 the sacrament of confession was now private and the priest was considered the represented of Jesus forgiveness. The Sacrament of Penance developed four identifiable stages: satisfaction, confession, contrition, and absolution -
1500
16th century
penance is considered a sacrament and expected to be done once a year both individual and community -
20th century
encouraged to community celebrations of penance done in schools and church