At their first meeting, May 28, 1888, she made a general confession going back over all her past sins.
It was hard on him that his past sins were never allowed to rest.
"The point is though, that the fish are coming back and we shouldn't have to pay for all the past sins."
Experience was enough to forgive past sins, especially when things were so critical.
He didn't want anything more from her and his reasons had nothing to do with penance for past sins.
Whatever his past sins, he paid dearly for them now.
One of my past sins come to haunt me, I suppose.
Those who are left will pay for their past sins with "horrible suffering," he has said.
And there are two options associated with your past sin.
What if he was given the chance to confront all of his past sins?