To Lorenzo Cardinal Lauri, Grand Penitentiary of the Holy Roman Church, Pius XI, propped up by pillows, whispered his confession, received absolution for his sins.
For those who have struggled to lose weight or keep it off, research into the origins of obesity has begun to offer an absolution of sorts.
But for John Paul, penance and absolution have very precise meanings.
All eyes on Central Florida as George Zimmerman murder trial begins SANFORD – When George Zimmerman's murder trial begins Monday, for some people it will be a civil-rights bellwether. For others, it's a chance at absolution for a Neighborhood Watch volunteer who has lived in hiding for more than a year but insists he did nothing wrong. To many it will be a test of the legal system and whether it can bring justice to a grieving family.
June 9, 2013 - Chicago Tribune
All eyes on Central Florida as George Zimmerman murder trial begins | Videos, photos SANFORD – When George Zimmerman's murder trial begins Monday, for some people it will be a civil-rights bellwether. For others, it's a chance at absolution for a Neighborhood Watch volunteer who has lived in hiding for more than a year but insists he did nothing wrong. To many it will be a test of the legal system and whether it can bring justice to a grieving family.
June 9, 2013 - Orlando Sentinel
Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett in Forbes Egypt's Foreign Ministry said Iraqi authorities hung Saddam "without considering the Muslims' feelings or respecting the sanctity of this day that represents an occasion for forgiveness and absolution," according to the official news agency, MENA.
Shimon Peres in Kansas City Star In this decision there is no forgiveness or absolution for the murderers' heinous actions,Peres said. "I will not forget, and I will not forgive."