How cults brainwash

Step 4: The cult of confession.

"The demand for continuous confession is related to the process of mystical manipulation. The convert is repeatedly asked to confess his sins (real and imagined), and although he may be rewarded for each confession, the demand to confess does not subside."

--Think crimes of colonialism and climate "crime"

https://www.cultnews101.com/1992/12/deprogramming-case-study-part-1.html