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
1

Transcriber’s Note:

0:27
2

FIFTY YEARS IN THE CHURCH OF ROME.

0:25
3

Dedication.

8:41
4

SPECIAL NOTICE TO NEW EDITION.

1:10
5

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

13:34
6

Chapter I.

10:18
7

Chapter II.

15:15
8

Chapter III

17:29
9

Chapter IV

20:24
10

Chapter V.

15:03

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

2016-04-02

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Charles Paschal Telesphore Chiniquy

Charles Paschal Telesphore Chiniquy

1809–1899

A fiery and controversial religious figure, he moved from celebrated Catholic temperance preacher to Presbyterian minister and prolific anti-Catholic lecturer. His dramatic life took him from Quebec to Illinois and into some of the sharpest religious debates of the 19th century.

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