21.   If the ruling party manages to keep its promises to fix the economy, the public may be more inclined to forgive its past sins.

22.   Many participants say they are going through the ordeal in the hope of curing sick relatives, while others say they are performing penance for past sins.

23.   The sacrament usually requires an admission of sorrow for past sins.

24.   The volunteer penitents say they make the sacrifice to ask forgiveness for past sins.

25.   Penitents say they undergo the sacrifice to ask forgiveness for past sins, or to intercede for favors.