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100 1 _aTaxil, Léo,
_d1854-1907
245 1 4 _aLes pornographes sacrés: La confession et les confesseurs :
_bAppendice: Pieuses exhortations, par Monseigneur Claret; Mœchialogie, par le R. P. Debreyne; Compendium; et les Diaconales, par Monseigneur Bouvier
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2021-03-27
508 _athe Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
520 _a"Les pornographes sacrés: La confession et les confesseurs" by Léo Taxil is a critical and provocative work written in the late 19th century. This text delves into the practices of confession within the Catholic Church, exposing what the author perceives as its moral and ethical failures. Taxil’s sharp commentary on the hypocrisy of clergymen and the potential for abuse through the sacrament of confession forms the backbone of the analysis, presenting a radical critique of religious authority. The opening of the book introduces the context in which the author operates, referencing an anti-clerical congress in Paris that aimed to advocate for the separation of church and state. Taxil recounts an incident in which he faced insults during this congress, catalyzing his examination of the moral complexities woven into Catholic confessional practices. He argues that confession allows even the most heinous criminals to absolve themselves of their sins through mere financial contributions, illustrating the absurdity of a system that offers forgiveness without genuine repentance. Throughout this portion, Taxil sets the stage for a broader critique of religious practices, suggesting that confession undermines true morality and fosters hypocrisy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCatholic Church -- Controversial literature
653 _aConfession -- Controversial literature
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64935
999 _c105758
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