The confessional

Title page of the German first edition from 1901

The confessional or The Priest, the Woman and the Confessional is a book by Charles Chiniquy , which was originally published in English as The Priest, the woman and the confessional and was translated into German by Franz Eugen Schlachter .

The German first edition appeared in Biel in 1901 in the “ Brosamen ” expedition , the publisher of a magazine published by Schlachter.

The topic can be seen in the table of contents:

1. The abandonment of shame in the confessional causes a difficult struggle for the woman
2. The ears confession is a swamp of corruption for the priest
3. The insincerity of the confessors
4. What the confessional does to educated women
5. Ear confession destroys the sacred bonds of marriage
6. Can ear confession give peace to the soul?
7. The doctrine of auricular confession compared with the Holy Scriptures and the Church Fathers
8. "You shall recognize them by their fruit"
9. Attachment (from the translator)

The book is a continuation of the two volumes on Father Chiniquy that Franz Eugen Schlachter published in 1899 and 1900.

Other works by Chiniquy, translated and edited by Schlachter

• Father Chiniquy's experiences - compiled from his own reports and translated by F. Schlachter, Expedition of the "Brosamen". Biel, 1899
• Pastor Chiniquy - Addendum to Father Chiniquy's experiences by F. Schlachter, expedition of the "Brosamen". Biel, 1900