Fifty Years in the Church of Rome

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Fifty Years in the Church of Rome

by Charles Paschal Telesphore Chiniquy

EN·~29 hours·72 chapters

Chapters

72 total

Transcriber’s Note:

0:27

FIFTY YEARS IN THE CHURCH OF ROME.

0:25

Dedication.

8:41

SPECIAL NOTICE TO NEW EDITION.

1:10

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

13:34

Chapter I.

10:18

Chapter II.

15:15

Chapter III

17:29

Chapter IV

20:24

Chapter V.

15:03
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Description

A former Catholic priest who spent half a century inside Rome takes listeners on a personal tour of the Church’s inner workings. He shares vivid recollections of liturgical life, clerical routines and the power structures that shaped policy both in Europe and abroad. Interwoven with these memories are his observations of how papal decisions intersected with broader social and political currents of the nineteenth century.

The narrative then turns to a stark critique of what the author sees as the Church’s hidden agenda, especially its influence on education, governance and the ideals of liberty cherished in the United States and other English‑speaking nations. Drawing on his own conversion experience, he urges readers to guard their religious freedoms against what he describes as a systematic encroachment. Listeners will find a blend of memoir, historical commentary and fervent appeal that challenges conventional views of Roman Catholicism while prompting reflection on faith and public life.

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Language

en

Duration

~29 hours (1726K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by KD Weeks, Richard Hulse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

Apr 2, 2016

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Charles Paschal Telesphore Chiniquy

Charles Paschal Telesphore Chiniquy

1809–1899

A fiery 19th-century preacher and reformer, he first became famous in French Canada for his temperance crusades before breaking with the Catholic Church and reinventing himself as a Presbyterian minister and controversial public speaker. His life moved from parish missions to religious conflict, political activism, and bestselling polemics.

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