History does not relate whether the priest gave him absolution .
史书上没有记载是否神父宽恕了他。
Absolution is an intensely private matter .
宽恕是一件极其私人的事。
However , I cannot wholeheartedly give you the absolution you seem to be seeking .
然而，我无法慷慨地给予你似乎正在寻求的宽恕。
The penitent hope their red-faced admissions of guilt will bring absolution , but can saying sorry really be enough to restore their credibility ?
忏悔者希望自己红着脸坦白罪过能够带来宽恕，但是说一句对不起真的能重塑他们的公信力吗？
From a rational perspective confession is a strange mechanism : after all if you knew you could get absolved for cheating you ought to be inclined to cheat more often ideally on the way to the church to minimise the chances of dying without absolution .
