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==Origin==

==Origin==

[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] ''absolvere'', from ''ab''- + ''solvere'' to loosen  

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] ''absolvere'', from ''ab''- + ''solvere'' to loosen  

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

<blockquote>May our Lord Jesus Christ absolve you; and by His authority I absolve you from every bond of excommunication (suspension) and interdict, so far as my power allows and your needs require. [making the Sign of the Cross:] Thereupon, I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.</blockquote>

<blockquote>May our Lord Jesus Christ absolve you; and by His authority I absolve you from every bond of excommunication (suspension) and interdict, so far as my power allows and your needs require. [making the Sign of the Cross:] Thereupon, I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.</blockquote>

<center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of ''[[Forgiveness]]'', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Forgiveness '''''this link'''''].</center>

<center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of ''[[Forgiveness]]'', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Forgiveness '''''this link'''''].</center>

The essential part of the [[formula]] (the words which must be said for the absolution – and the entire Sacrament of Penance – to take [[effect]], or, in Church law terms, be "sacramentally valid") are: "I absolve you from your sins". Absolution of sins most importantly [[forgives]] sins (and, when done before [[death]], ensures one dies in a "state of [[grace]]", able to [[eventually]] enter [[heaven]]); but it also allows the valid and non-sinful reception of the sacraments (especially the [[Eucharist]] at Mass), the lawful exercise of ecclesiastical offices and ministries by laity or clerics, and full [[participation]] in the life of the [[Church]]. However, for certain especially grave sins to be forgiven and for the accompanying Church penalties to be lifted, there are [[formal]] processes which must take place along with the absolution, which must then be given (depending on the seriousness of the type of sin) either by the Pope (through the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostolic_Penitentiary Apostolic Penitentiary]), the local Bishop, or a priest authorized by the Bishop.

The essential part of the [[formula]] (the words which must be said for the absolution – and the entire Sacrament of Penance – to take [[effect]], or, in Church law terms, be "sacramentally valid") are: "I absolve you from your sins". Absolution of sins most importantly [[forgives]] sins (and, when done before [[death]], ensures one dies in a "state of [[grace]]", able to [[eventually]] enter [[heaven]]); but it also allows the valid and non-sinful reception of the sacraments (especially the [[Eucharist]] at Mass), the lawful exercise of ecclesiastical offices and ministries by laity or clerics, and full [[participation]] in the life of the [[Church]]. However, for certain especially grave sins to be forgiven and for the accompanying Church penalties to be lifted, there are [[formal]] processes which must take place along with the absolution, which must then be given (depending on the seriousness of the type of sin) either by the Pope (through the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostolic_Penitentiary Apostolic Penitentiary]), the local Bishop, or a priest authorized by the Bishop.