And God himself is obliged to abide by the judgment of his priests, and either not to pardon or to pardon, according as they refuse or give absolution ... . ... The sentence of the priest precedes, and God subscribes to it ...
Liguori, Alphonsus de, ed. Eugene Grimm, Dignity and Duties of the Priest; or Selva, New York: Benziger Brothers, 1888, p. 27.
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