Of the Solemn Rite of Penance (Three Articles)
Summa Theologica — Saint Thomas Aquinas
We must now consider the solemn rite of Penance: under which head there are three points of inquiry:

(1) Whether a penance can be published or solemnized?

(2) Whether a solemn penance can be repeated?

(3) Whether public penance should be imposed on women?

whether an indulgence avails the
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