Assertion: sacramental confession | /r/Desires | three acts
Facets:
value: on the part of the penitent
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The Catholic Church teaches that sacramental confession requires three "acts" on the part of the penitent: contrition (sorrow of the soul for the sins committed), disclosure of the sins (the 'confession'), and satisfaction (the 'penance', i.e. doing something to make amends for the sins).