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1    3,  18, 810|       What were these severe Penances of the First Ages of the
2    3,  18, 810|      called?~A. These severe penances of the first ages of the
3    3,  18, 810| Church were called canonical penances, because their kind and
4    3,  20, 847|   sake to shorten the severe penances of sinners, or to change
5    3,  20, 847|     change them into lighter penances. The request was frequently
6    3,  20, 863|   Church moderate its severe penances?~A. The Church moderated
7    3,  20, 863|  Church moderated its severe penances, because when Christians --
8    3,  20, 863|    rather than submit to the penances imposed. The Church, therefore,