Word: confess
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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There was a cupboard in the room whose unknown contents terrified Peter more than the blows. When he said: "I have nothing to confess," they opened its doors (there was a typed inventory of its contents on the inside of the door) and brought out implements of leather and steel, neatly hung on hooks. Stripped, he was bent over a table, his head down, his chin pressed against the rough wooden board smelling of carbolic soap. The first three strokes seemed to split his body in two. "Each new stroke lit up an electric bulb behind his eyeballs and caused...
...Oscar Homolka), a Czech collaborationist, has investments which Nazi officials want. The magnate's daughter (Miss Rainer) and her quisling fiancé set out to bribe his way to freedom. Their efforts involve them, unwittingly, in Prague's underground. One member of the underground is prepared to "confess" that he "murdered" the Nazi in order to bring about the release of the hostages. Reason: one of the hostages (William Bendix) is invaluable to the movement. From there on, the action be comes a fugue of double and triple crossings...
Nearly seven centuries after their founding, King Charles Albert of Piedmont granted the Waldensians civil and religious liberty (1848). Said the King's Minister of State, Vincenzo Gioberti: "The Waldensians have suffered cruel persecution, and it becomes us Catholics to confess this publicly, so that none may accuse us of conniving at the errors of past centuries...
...confession, deaf-mute penitents are given a printed list of common sins, mark those they wish to confess, hand the paper to the priest. He writes the penance and instructions on the paper, then returns it. Others who wish to see him outside the confessional go to the rectory parlor and "whisper" their problems. A mute "whispers" by shielding his hand inside his partly opened coat as he signs. A woman makes signs behind her purse...
This is written for those of you who managed to survive the ordeal of last weekend. The hardier members of your group may have noticed that we did not write a column earlier this week. We confess frankly that we were in no condition...