The history of Romanism: from the earliest corruptions of Christianity to the present time : with full chronological table, analytical and alphabetical indexes and glossaryIllustrated by numerous accurate and highly finished engravings of its ceremonies, superstitions, persecutions, and historical incidents . With such brutal acts, the history ofthe confessional is full. {Papal Rome as it is, pp. 83, 84.) § 33.—The other extract from the work of Dr. Giustiniani (p. 188),refers to the manner of confessing sick penitents in their bed-cham-bers, in the city of Rome, where he long resided. In that
The history of Romanism: from the earliest corruptions of Christianity to the present time : with full chronological table, analytical and alphabetical indexes and glossaryIllustrated by numerous accurate and highly finished engravings of its ceremonies, superstitions, persecutions, and historical incidents . With such brutal acts, the history ofthe confessional is full. {Papal Rome as it is, pp. 83, 84.) § 33.—The other extract from the work of Dr. Giustiniani (p. 188),refers to the manner of confessing sick penitents in their bed-cham-bers, in the city of Rome, where he long resided. In that city, hesays, you will see the indisposed fair penitent remain in her bed,and the Franciscan friar leaving his sandals before the door of herbed-chamber, as an indication that he is performing some ecclesias-tical act, then none, not even the husband can enter the chamber ofhis wife, until the Franciscan friar has finished his business andleaves the chamber; then the husband with reverence ready wait-ing at the door, kisses the hand of the father Franciscan for hiskindness for having administered spiritual comfort to his wife, andvery often he gives him a dollar to say a mass for his indisposedspouse. (See Engraving.) But why, continues the doctor, shall I speak of the moral cor- ^:::,Mfa%kmkmM^. Auricular Confession in ?> Church.
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