Sentence examples for confessed sins from inspiring English sources

Five Vatican cardinals and two bishops confessed sins on behalf of the church during the ceremony.

But the murder of a king, he acknowledged, falls into a different category from the confessed sins of the undergraduates, which included shoplifting, lying and "kissing a married man".

Before the confession, the user is invited to read Bible excerpts about confessing sins to God and about what sin means and its consequences.

I'm not sure an atheist society could really pull off a quarterly "Day of Atonement" when everybody pauses to confess sins to no one in particular.

Others lamented that they were forced to leave after only seconds, saying the police had pulled them away before they could confess sins and make requests of Lord Shiva.

Another large category is made up of hymns and prayers, most notably those of King Mursilis II, in particular his "plague prayers," in which he confesses sins and begs the storm god for mercy.

Even in Christian communities that don't use sacramental language to describe their activities, you see people baptizing sinners, sharing meals, confessing sins and helping one another through difficult times.

While the prayer-line is intended to be an aggregation tool for prayer requests, some of the congregants use the prayer-line as a way of confessing sins.

Others would confess sins and be banished.

Christopher Seiler, a priest and teacher at the Kenrick-Glennon Catholic St . Louisn St. Louin, in a posting for Aleteia, an international Catholic church blog, argued that confessing sins is a key church tool for allowing parishioners to steer themselves away from bad behavior.

People will take part in the Eucharist, confess sins to priests and perform other ritualistic acts that may have little to do with the condition of their heart — or how they live once they leave the church edifice.