Possible Clues:

• Schism underpinning quiet confession
• One might get short one foot at the bottom
• Moving experience, accepting a Roman's first confession
• Make a move to accept king's confession
• Absolution for having one foot on the bottom
• Absolution (usually short!)
• Short . . . . . . is curt treatment
• Confession, old-style
• Confession from ring-leader secured by group of workers
• Not much sympathy for such underwear, in short