The Irish innovation was to make all confession a completely private affair between penitent and priest - and to make it as repeatable as necessary. (In fact, repetition was encouraged on the theory that, oh well, everyone pretty much sinned just about all the time.)


How The Irish Saved Civilization (ed. Hachette UK, 2011) - ISBN: 9781444719758

Thomas Cahill Quotes

The Irish innovation was to make all confession a completely private affair between penitent and priest - and to make it as repeatable as necessary....

The Irish innovation was to make all confession a completely private affair between penitent and priest - and to make it as repeatable as necessary....

The Irish innovation was to make all confession a completely private affair between penitent and priest - and to make it as repeatable as necessary....

The Irish innovation was to make all confession a completely private affair between penitent and priest - and to make it as repeatable as necessary....