Assertion: repentance | /r/HasProperty | devised by the church
Facets:
value: to secure power
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: that penance or repentance is not a mere human invention devised by the Church to secure power over consciences or to relieve the emotional strain of troubled souls; it is the ordinary means appointed by Christ for the remission of sin.
text: that penance or repentance is not a mere human invention devised by the Church to secure power over consciences or to relieve the emotional strain of troubled souls; it is the ordinary means appointed by Christ for the remission of sin.