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Traditional Style of confession is made in a Roman Catholic church in Toronto where the practice is declining as it has done elsewhere. But church lea(...)
Traditional Style of confession is made in a Roman Catholic church in Toronto where the practice is declining as it has done elsewhere. But church lea(...)

Traditional Style of confession is made in a Roman Catholic church in Toronto where the practice is declining as it has done elsewhere. But church lea(...)

Date6/28/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Traditional Style of confession is made in a Roman Catholic church in Toronto where the practice is declining as it has done elsewhere. But church leaders are not concerned; saying that frequent confessions often concerned trifles. In some churches a chat with the priest has replaced formal penance.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0013360F
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