The Priest, the Woman, and the Confessional

Charles Chiniquy

by Charles Chiniquy,
former Roman Catholic priest

CONTENTS

PREFACE
CHAPTER I.
The Struggle before the Surrender of Womanly Self-respect
in the Confessional.
CHAPTER II
Auricular Confession a deep Pit of Perdition for the Priest.
CHAPTER III.
The Confessional is the Modern Sodom.
CHAPTER IV.
How the Vow of Celibacy of the Priests is made easy by
Auricular Confession.
CHAPTER V.
The highly-educated and refined Woman in the Confessional
What becomes of her after unconditional surrender
Her irreparable Ruin.
CHAPTER VI.
Auricular Confession destroys all the Sacred Ties of
Marriage and Human Society.
CHAPTER VII.
Should Auricular Confession be tolerated among Civilized Nations?
CHAPTER VIII.
Does Auricular Confession bring Peace to the Soul?
CHAPTER IX.
The Dogma of Auricular Confession a Sacrilegious Imposture.
CHAPTER X.
God compels the Church of Rome to confess the Abominations
of Auricular Confession.
CHAPTER XI.
Auricular Confession in Australia, America, and France.
CHAPTER XII.
A Chapter for the Consideration of Legislators, Husbands, and Fathers
Some of the matters on which the Priest of Rome must question his Penitents.