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The evolving history of confession (and its dark side)
Revealing the secrets of the confessional box
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Confession is the acknowledgment of sin. In the Catholic Church, the venue for the Sacrament of Penance is usually conducted within a confessional box. Confession is seen as a required action of repentance and a necessary precursor to forgiveness and atonement, and the confessional a safe place for someone to share their sins with a priest. Confession, though, has a dark past. Likewise, for centuries the confessional represented secrecy and the mysterious power of the Catholic Church. So, how did the sacrament of confession become shrouded in scandal, and what part did the confessional play?
Click through and draw back the curtain on the hushed history of the confession.
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