The history of the development of the Holy Sacrament of Repentance

Abstract

The article examines the historical development of the Holy Sacrament of Penance in the rules of the Ecumenical and Local Councils and other canonical sources. Historical factors that had a significant impact on the development of confession in the first millennium of Christianity are considered, in particular the monastic confession and the reform of Charlemagne. The process of development of the Sacrament of Penance in the second millennium of Christianity in the period from the scholastic period to the Second Vatican Council and in the light of the teachings of the Catechism of the Catholic Church is analyzed.