Can. 1340 §1. A penance, which can be imposed in the external forum, is the performance of some work of religion, piety, or charity.
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Can. 1340 §2. A public penance is never to be imposed for an occult transgression.
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Can. 1340 §3. According to his own prudent judgment, an ordinary can add penances to the penal remedy of warning or rebuke.
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