This salutary doctrine, however, has undoubtedly been obscured to some extent by the phrase a poena et a culpa, which, from the 13th century to the Reformation, was applied to Plenary Indulgences.

I must give a mea culpa to my parents before they will forgive me for my wrongdoing.

As early as 1867 he wrote La Hija natural, which was rejected, and remained unknown till 1877, when it appeared with the title of Para tal culpa tal Pena.

The business's president gathered all of his employees in order to issue a formal mea culpa regarding the company's mistakes.

The prima-facie meaning of the phrase is that the Indulgence itself frees the sinner not only from the temporal penalty (poena) but also from the guilt (culpa) of all his sins: and the fact that a phrase so misleading remained so long current shows the truth of Father Thurston's remark: " The laity cared little about the analysis of it, but they knew that the a culpa et poena was the name for the biggest thing in the nature of an Indulgence which it was possible to get " (Dublin Review, Jan.

Q: So you're saying mea culpa, it's not George Tenet's fault, as was indicated last week?

Hence, Tommy A. 's cry of " O Felix culpa!

Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa ost religions have in common that they concern people's relations with god or with gods or spirits.

Felix culpa!

Hence, Tommy A. 's cry of " O Felix culpa!

This salutary doctrine, however, has undoubtedly been obscured to some extent by the phrase a poena et a culpa, which, from the 13th century to the Reformation, was applied to Plenary Indulgences.

The prima-facie meaning of the phrase is that the Indulgence itself frees the sinner not only from the temporal penalty (poena) but also from the guilt (culpa) of all his sins: and the fact that a phrase so misleading remained so long current shows the truth of Father Thurston's remark: " The laity cared little about the analysis of it, but they knew that the a culpa et poena was the name for the biggest thing in the nature of an Indulgence which it was possible to get " (Dublin Review, Jan.

and Cardinal Cusanus speak of absolution a poena et a culpa as a separate thing from (a) plenary absolution and (b) absolution from " reserved " sins (Clem.

As early as 1867 he wrote La Hija natural, which was rejected, and remained unknown till 1877, when it appeared with the title of Para tal culpa tal Pena.

I expect the newspaper to be issuing a mea culpa any day now for the startling inconsistencies in its most recent article.

The business president gathered all of his employees in order to issue a formal mea culpa regarding the company's mistakes.

Many of the banks involved in this situation have pleaded mea culpa.

I expect the newspaper to be issuing a mea culpa any day now for the startling inconsistencies in its most recent article.

and Cardinal Cusanus speak of absolution a poena et a culpa as a separate thing from (a) plenary absolution and (b) absolution from " reserved " sins (Clem.