This vintage book contains Charles Chiniquy's 1884 autobiography, "Fifty Years In The Church Of Rome". Charles P. Chiniquy (1809 - 1899) was a Canadian Catholic priest who converted to Presbyterianism. This eye-opening account of Chiniquy's time spent as a priest in the Catholic Church is highly recommended for those with an interest in Roman Catholicism and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "My First School days at St. Thomas- The Monk and Celibacy", "The Confession of Children", "The Shepherd Whipped by His Sheep", "The Priest, Purgatory, and the Poor Widow's Cow", "Festivities in a Parsonage", "Preparation for the First Communion- Initiation to Idolatry", "The First Communion", "Intellectual Education in the Roman Catholic College", "Moral and Religious Instruction in the Roman Catholic Colleges".