Why are the initials of the Confraternity of Penitents CFP rather than COP or CP?
COP might be confusing in the United States as cop is an American slang term for a policeman. CP are the initials used by the Congregation of the Passion (the Passionists). At the time of the Confraternity’s refounding, a search was made for initials used by religious congregations and lay associations, and no organization found used the initials CFP at that time.
