Confession: “[A filial method of forgiveness], albeit hard and laborious [is] the remission of sins through penance, when the sinner . . . does not shrink from declaring his sin to a priest of the Lord and from seeking medicine, after the manner of him who say, “I said, to the Lord, I will accuse myself of my iniquity.” ” (Origen, Homilies in Leviticus 2:4 — A.D. 248)
Kukiri: “”[njia kimwana wa msamaha], angalau kwa bidii na utumishi [ni] ondoleo la dhambi kupitia toba, wakati mwenye dhambi. . . haina kuogopa kutoka kutangaza dhambi yake kwa kuhani wa Bwana na kutafuta dawa, baada ya namna ya yule kusema, “”Mimi alisema, Bwana, mimi nitawashtaki mwenyewe ya uovu wangu.”” “”(Origen, homilies katika Mambo ya Walawi 2: 4 – AD 248)