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Perfect contrition in
Catholic theology is a sorrow for
sins which is motivated from the love of God. It contrasts with
imperfect contrition, or attrition, a sorrow arising from a less pure motive, such as fear of
Hell. It is the motive for sorrow rather than the intensity of feeling that distinguishes the two forms of contrition, and it's possible for perfect and imperfect contrition to be experienced simultaneously.
According to Catholic teaching, perfect contrition removes the guilt and eternal punishment due to
mortal sin, even before the sinner has received
absolution in the
sacrament of penance. However, a Catholic is still bound, under Church law, to confess grave sins at the first opportunity.
Jansenists who often insisted on the necessity of contrition versus simple attrition quoted frequently
Gospel of Matthew, 22:36 and 40,,
First Epistle to the Corinthians 16:22,
First Epistle of John 3:14,
John 14:24.
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