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administration of a priest, who assigns an act of penance. To validly receive absolution, the penitent must make a sincere sacramental confession of all known...

The Confession of Faith (1689), also known as the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith, or the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (to distinguish it...

A confession is a statement – made by a person or by a group of people – acknowledging some personal fact that the person (or the group) would ostensibly...

A false confession is an admission of guilt for a crime which the individual did not commit. Although such confessions seem counterintuitive, they can...

infants, who are not able to make a conscious decision to be baptized. The early Anabaptists formulated their beliefs in a confession of faith in 1527 called...

Henry Lee Lucas (August 23, 1936 – March 12, 2001), also known as the Confession Killer, was an American convicted murderer. Lucas was convicted of murdering...

gives comfort, peace, courage and, if the sick person is unable to make a confession, even forgiveness of sins. The Catholic Church sees the effects of...

off one's feet". In a letter to Henley after the publication of Treasure Island, Stevenson wrote: "I will now make a confession. It was the sight of...

of Confession (also known as the Seal of the Confessional or the Sacramental Seal) is the absolute duty of priests or anyone who happens to hear a confession...

a forced confession is not valid in revealing the truth. The individuals being interrogated may agree to the story presented to them or even make up...

Dogme 95 film, went further: Make a confession if elements of the film do not comply with the Dogme-rules. The confession is written from the director's...

noted that while some of the dialogue "does make you wince", Hardy's acting and onscreen presence more than makes up for it. Writing for The Hollywood Reporter...

between 16-19 May. The confession of a Dogme 95 film is an idea adapted by Thomas Vinterberg in the first Dogme 95 film: Make a confession if there were things...

friend Henley. In a letter to Henley after the publication of Treasure Island (1883), Stevenson wrote, "I will now make a confession: It was the sight...

A deathbed confession is an admittance or confession made by a person on their deathbed, i.e., when they are nearing death. Such confessions may help alleviate...

Wikisource has a modern English version of the Westminster Confession The Westminster Confession of Faith, or simply the Westminster Confession, is a Reformed...

fabricated by police in order to persuade the now-deceased Molloy to make a confession. The Appeal Judges noted that there might still be sufficient evidence...

BBC of an organized gang rape, in which a woman around age 21 was forced to make a confession in front of a crowd of 100 other women detained in the...

temporary reprieve, with the support of several ministers, to make a confession of being a witch. Mary Bradbury, aged 77, managed to escape with the help...

declares "they've seen the light". The passengers then convince Billy to make a confession, and he reveals that he's not Snake Eyes Johnson and apologizes to...