Project Gutenberg 2011-10-10 Public domain in the USA. 443 Hogan, William 1848 Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete Produced by David Widger "Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries" by William Hogan is a controversial text combining personal narrative and critiques of Roman Catholic doctrine, written in the mid-19th century. The work primarily addresses the practices of the Catholic Church, particularly focusing on the confessional system and the supposed moral failures within nunneries. Hogan expresses a strong animosity towards the institution of Catholicism, arguing that it leads to widespread corruption and a betrayal of ethical standards. At the start of the book, the author establishes his credentials and shares personal anecdotes that illustrate his transition from a Catholic priest to a vocal critic of the church. He recounts unsettling encounters related to auricular confession, detailing the manipulative nature of confessors towards their penitents, particularly focusing on young women. Hogan sets a tone of urgency, warning that such practices threaten societal morals and personal liberties, and he pledges to expose the troubling realities of the church, aiming to awaken his audience to the dangers he perceives are prevalent within Catholic teachings and institutions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Catholic Church -- Controversial literature Anti-Catholicism Jesuits -- Controversial Literature Confession -- Controversial literature Convents -- Controversial literature BX Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Politics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Biographies Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 794895 2025-06-15T10:47:52.679422 text/html 785036 2013-01-29T08:57:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 636141 2013-01-29T08:58:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 738066 2025-06-15T10:48:03.264398 application/epub+zip 749477 2025-06-15T10:47:56.684337 application/epub+zip 348316 2025-06-15T10:47:55.241400 application/epub+zip 1061190 2025-06-15T10:48:08.633239 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1025776 2025-06-15T10:48:02.330301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 627486 2022-09-17T09:14:26.565546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 716531 2025-06-15T10:47:51.839317 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 716480 2011-10-10T11:34:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 266528 2011-10-10T11:34:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 716472 2011-10-10T11:34:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 266503 2011-10-10T11:34:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21372 2025-06-15T10:48:08.784230 application/rdf+xml 20077 2025-06-15T10:47:55.808294 image/jpeg 4147 2025-06-15T10:47:55.522319 image/jpeg 724327 2025-06-15T10:47:52.761299 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia