Grade 8 Unit 5: We believe in the forgiveness of sins.

The students are introduced to the Ten Commandments in terms of
the challenges they pose for their lives today. Sin is seen as an
abuse of the freedom that God gives us, weakening our love for
God and one another and impairing our growth towards
wholeness. Conscience is likened to a navigation chart that helps
us to do the right thing as we go through life, with the grace of the
Sacrament of Reconciliation making it possible for us to re-orient
our lives toward God.

From Alberta Ed. Catholic Handbook for Parents Grade 8