Excerpt from A History of Auricular Confession and Indulgences in the Latin Church, Vol. 2: Confession and Absolution (Continued.)Growth of Penitential Canons The Penitentials Penance Enforced and Punitive, not Sacramental Becomes Secularized under the Later Carlovingians Modification Wrought by the Sacramental Theory Severity of the Earlier Penance Various Penitential Observances.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy.

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