Paenitentiam agere

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The encyclical Paenitentiam agere (Latin: to repent ) was published on July 1, 1962 by Pope John XXIII. released. Its subtitle is On the Requirements of Internal and External Repentance. “Atonement for one's sins is a first step towards forgiveness ...”, with these words he begins his encyclical, which also serves as a reference and preparation for the coming Second Vatican Council .

With “Paenitentiam agere” John XXIII. a rethinking and a change of mentality , he wants to sharpen judgment and strengthen the self-perception to repent so that what has been done is undone. The Pope emphasizes that it is not about giving up the old ways of thinking, but about accepting God's way of thinking. He writes: "Repentance means entering into God's heart and beginning to see the world, the Church and one's own life as God sees it". In assessing this encyclical one can go so far that the Pope is concerned with preparing the participants in the coming council and that he is giving them a helping hand so that the Church herself must find new penance and remorse for her actions in the past .

John XXIII goes into the meaning of repentance in the Bible and reminds of repentance and conversion according to the Gospels of Matthew , Mark and Luke . Repentance should find its place in prayer and be brought into harmony with repentance , he means taking certain steps. According to John XXIII, not only external or external repentance and repentance is essential, but internal repentance prepares the way to eternal salvation.

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