admission - an acknowledgment of the truth of something

self-accusation, self-condemnation - an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be

document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

penance - a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and satisfaction and absolution

shrift - the act of being shriven

Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy

declaration - a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)

Augsburg Confession - a document drawn up in 1555 to defend the catholicity of Lutheran doctrine and to justify innovations in Lutheran practice; is still in effect today

church doctrine, religious doctrine, creed, gospel - the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group