Act of perfect contrition : an overlooked means of reconciliation?
"More pertinently they have failed to utter a word of contrition or sorrow about the NCCL's closeness to the notorious Paedophile Information Exchange, an organisation that validated the activities of a monster like Jimmy Savile.
Lesser figures, such as welfare minister Isaac Herzog and Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev were deployed on firefighting duties on Wednesday, dutifully uttering conditional words of contrition.
The service was broadcast on live television and Jackson uttered no word of contrition or regret… Walker was livid, demanded a public apology from Jackson, and was still angry when I spoke with him several months later… Once the scandal broke, Jackson found himself, and especially his financial operations, subject to an unfamiliar level of scrutiny.
The man has no shame and has uttered not a word of contrition over his sorry record.
Incredibly, in an act of extreme forbearance, he answered, "Yes, Jim, how can I help you?" Assuming my most truly chastened countenance I managed to utter these unrehearsed words of honest contrition: "Mr. Keener, I'm sorry about what just happened.
The song opens with a prayer, and Madonna uttering "Oh my God, I'm heartily sorry", which was a spoken rendition of the last track, "Act of Contrition", from Madonna's fourth studio album, Like a Prayer (1989).
Deference and contrition.
Mr. Rattner expressed contrition.
Conditional contrition is no contrition at all.
