"Wait.... wait a moment. You are forgetting the most important part." It seemed sone education was needed at the same time. Well, Gabriel loved teaching. "In this sacrament it is Christ himself you encounter. I am but a vessel, a mediator. When you confess your sins in the sacrament, and you have shown your repentance in making an act of contrition, Christ wants to offer his forgiveness. That's where absolution comes in." God, he loved catechesis. "When I speak the words of absolution ans make the sign of the cross over you, it is God's pardon you receive, and you know that you can start anew. It is the core of the sacrament." Gabriel held out his hand towards the man, suddenly feeling emotional. He swallowed, closed his eyes and then spoke the words in Latin, and he made a cross over the man.