Assertion: repentance | /r/CapableOf | serve as a means of discipline
Facets:
value: for body
type: PURPOSE
value: for the mind
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Penance served as a means of discipline for the mind and body; a way for the individual to engage in combat against his or her evil passions, and, if the sin was of such a nature that it resulted in broken fellowship with the Church community, it served a way of return to the Eucharistic communion.