They are absolved even before they come home.
Why should they be absolved from pain and suffering?
They have, in air quotes, no choice but to submit; they are absolved of responsibility by extenuating circumstances.
The city balked when the contractors demanded that they be absolved of any liability relating to asbestos and other toxic materials at the site.
If excommunicated persons confess their sins and undergo penance, they are absolved; in some cases this absolution may come from any priest, but in many others it is reserved to the bishop or even to the Holy See alone, save in periculo mortis ("in danger of death").
"The fact that I don't have enough evidence, or that I'm limited by some technicality, doesn't mean they are absolved of their responsibility in making sure that people preaching from the pulpit are of high moral integrity," said Ms. Pirro, whose office placed an advertisement in today's Gannett newspapers with a number for abuse victims to call: (914) 914-4031.
The part of the resolution relating to declaring independence read: Resolved, that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved.
Asked for 500 words or less, it included the above and the rest was related to declaring "that these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be free and independent states: that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved".
"Resolved: That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved".
Resolved, That these united colonies are, and of right, ought to be free and Independent States; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown; and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, dissolved.
