Sin and Confession on the Eve of the Reformation

Although John Calvin often likened sacramental confession to butchery, the Council of Trent declared that for those who approached it worthily, it was made easy by its "e;great benefits and consolations."e; Thomas Tentler describes and evaluates the effectiveness of sacramental confession as a functioning institution designed "e;to cause guilt as well as cure guilt,"e; seeing it in its proper plac...