The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-09-03

has spoken to me, as He speaks to all
priests Of Rome, and said with
laundering voice, What would that
young man do could he hear the
questions you put to his wife?'
Would he not blow out your brains?
And that father, would he not pass
his dagger through your breast if he
could know what you ask from his
poor, trembling daughter? Would
not the brother of that young girl
put an end to your miserable life if
he could hear the uncomfortable
subjects on which you speak with
her in the confessional?'
And then he adds: II was COM
PEELED by all the popes, the moral
theologians and the Councils of
Rome to believe that this warning
voice of my merciful God was the
voice OF Satan. | had to believe, in
spite of my own conscience and in
telligence, that it was good, nay,
necessary, to put those polluting,
damning questions My infallible
church was mercilessly forcing me
to oblige these poor, trembling,
weeping, desolate girls and women
to swim with ne and all the priests
III Ch1NSC W eLtC1O VI AGGhGLl anu 0O-
morrah, under the pretext that their
self-will would be broken down,
their fear of sin and humility in
purified by our absolutions."
Ex-priest William Hogan has the
following to say on the subject of
the confossional: First, let the
reader figure to, himself, or herself,
a young lady between the ages of
II and 20, on her knees, with lips
nearly closed, pressed TO the cheeks
of the priest, who in all probability,
is not over Is Or 80 years Old, for
here it is worthy to remark that
these young priests are extremely
jealous in the discharge of their
sacerdotal duties especially in
hearing confessions, which all Ro-
man Catholics are bound to make
under pain Of eternal damnation
When the priest and penitent are
placed in the above attitude, let us
suppose the following conversation
taking place between them and unless
my readers are more dull of appre-
hension than I am willing to believe,
they will have some idea of the
beauty OF popory.'
Priest Hogan then mentions some
Of the questions which are usually
put to the penitent by the priest, but
which are too indecent to quote in
this presence. Then he adds, 81 can
not, as l before stated, detail the
whole process by which q Romish
confessor debauches his victims in
the confessional, but if curiosity or
any other motive creates in the pub
lie mind a desire to know all partcu-
lars about it, / refer them to An
tones Moral Theology, which I have
read in the College of Maynooth; or
to Denis treaties, De Pecatti s.
which | have read in the same col
lege and in the same class with some
Of the Romish priests now in the
country hearing confessions and de-
bauching their penitents, aye, even
in New England, the land Of the Pill
grims, In these books ! have men
toned they will find the obscene
questions put by the priests and
bishops of the Romish church to all
women, young and Old, married or
single; and if any married man or
father, or brother, viii, after the Pc
rusal Of these questions, allow his
wife, his daughter or his sister, ever
again to go to confession, / will only
say that his ideas of morality are
more vague and loose than those Of
the heather or the Turk. Christian
he should not be called who permits
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