The priests whom I have known, without a single exception, are a band of vipers: they destroy their female penitents through auricular confession.
They invariably answered me with jests, which distressed me; for I could see that they did not believe in the efficacy of auricular confession.
Shortly after the trial of auricular confession, my young friend, Louis Cazeault, accosted me on a beautiful morning and said, “Do you know what happened last night?
The crushing of Heresy in the South of France by armed Force, the Inquisition, mendicant Orders, auricular Confession, and Casuistry.
The recommendation of Auricular Confession, to which, I beg to add (the 7th) Absolution.
Auricular Confession, and Absolution, as laid down, in the Church of England Prayer-book.
It was agreed to continue the practice of auricular confession, but without any pressure being put upon the conscience or its observance being insisted upon at set times.
These inquiries will cease when I state that the young lady became a convert to Popery, and give my readers some idea of what auricular confession is, and how it is made.
Penance as the fourth sacrament consists of hearty repentance, auricular confession, and satisfaction; it takes form in the words of absolution, Ego te absolvo; and it is efficacious for the forgiveness of sins.
Under celibacy, auricular confession, and extended belief in witchcraft, a new era of wrong toward woman was inaugurated.
Upon this question Mr. Chiniquy says: If any one wants to hear an eloquent oration let him go where the Roman Catholic priest is preaching on the divine institution of auricular confession.
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