text_original: Gregory said that mercy should be shown to those who truly confessed and bewailed their sins, but that the defilements of a long course of sin and disobe  dience must be purged by the fires of penance.
text_transcription: GREGORY SAID THAT MERCY SHOULD BE SHOWN TO THOSE WHO TRULY CONFESSED AND BEWAILED THEIR SINS BUT THAT THE DEFILEMENTS OF A LONG COURSE OF SIN AND DISOBEDIENCE MUST BE PURGED BY THE FIRES OF PENANCE
phonemes: ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹi sˈɛd ðæt mˈɜːsi ʃˌʊd biː ʃˈoʊn tə ðoʊz hˌuː tɹˈuːli kənfˈɛst ænd bᵻwˈeɪld ðɛɹ sˈɪnz, bˌʌt ðætðə dᵻfˈaɪlmənts əvə lˈɔŋ kˈɔːɹs ʌv sˈɪn ænd dɪsˈoʊb dˈiːns mˈʌst biː pˈɜːdʒd baɪ ðə fˈaɪɚz ʌv pˈɛnəns.