the grace that makes one acceptable to God (Latin: gratia gratum faciens). The guilt of sin was completely removed, and the punishment reduced from eternal to temporal. The third part, satisfaction, took place after private confession, when the forgiven Christian, now in a state of grace, did good works to satisfy the temporal punishment remaining for his or her sin. In addition to the traditional good works of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, other things like participating in a crusade for religious
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