Mea culpa

Mea culpa (Latin my fault ) are words from the confession Confiteor ( I confess ... ), which is spoken in the Catholic Church since the 11th century:

" Confiteor ... quia peccavi nimis cogitatione, verbo, opere et omissione: mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa ... "

The German text reads:

"I confess ... I have sinned in thought, word and deed through my fault, through my fault, through my great debt ... "

The faithful are beat their breasts.

The expression mea culpa is often ironically, received as an excuse formula in the vernacular. Occasionally, the term is generally used for a far-reaching or meaningful for forgiveness.

In the Jubilee Year 2000, Pope John Paul II on 12 March for the first time in history, a comprehensive " Mea Culpa " on behalf of the Catholic Church. He apologized for mistakes and sins in religious wars, the Inquisition and the persecution of Jews by Christians in history.

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