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059 - Conclusion

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058 - I will practice the duties of religion some day when I am more at leisure I will go to confession by

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057 - Extreme unction kills a sick man It is enough to frighten him to death The priest should never be se

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056 - Youth must pass

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055 - My sins are too great it is impossible that God can pardon me

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054 - I am not worthy to approach the sacraments we ought not to abuse holy things

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053 - A Christian life is too tiresome It is too melancholy To deprive oneself of everything be afraid of

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052 - One ought not to be a bigot

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051 - I should be laughed at We must not be singular we must do as others do

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050 - I cannot It is too difficult

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049 - I have no time

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048 - I do not need to go to mass I pray to God just as well at home

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047 - How can the body of Jesus Christ be really present in the Eucharist It is impossible

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046 - I know some devotees who are no better than their neighbors So and so who goes to confession is none

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045 - To go to confession was all very well when I was at school but now

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044 - It is so tiresome to go to confession

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043 - I do not need to go to Confession I have nothing to reproach myself with I have neither killed nor r

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042 - What is the use of confession

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041 - Confession is an invention of the priests

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040 - Priests are always asking for money

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039 - Why is Latin the language of the Church Why use an unknown tongue

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038 - Why are there no more miracles

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037 - What is the use of praying to the Virgin Mary It is great superstition Besides how can she hear us

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036 - What have I ever done to offend God that he should send me so much trouble

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035 - I pray and do not obtain what I ask for I only lose my time

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034 - God has no need of my prayers He knows my wants without my telling them to him

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033 - It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles the soul God will never damn me for a morsel of meat

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032 - God has foreseen from all eternity whether I shall be saved or lost I may do what I will I cannot ch

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031 - God is too good to damn me

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030 - There is no such place as hell no one has ever returned thence to prove it

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029 - But what have you to say about the massacre of St Bartholomew

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028 - Out of the pale of the church there is no salvation What intolerance I cannot admit anything so crue

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027 - Priests are men like others the Pope and the Bishops are men how can men be infallible I am willing

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026 - I have my own religion Every one is free to practice his religion as he understands it it is a matte

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025 - For my part I want the pure gospel primitive Christianity

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024 - The Catholic church has had its day

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023 - An honest man ought not to change his religion We ought to remain in the religion in which we were b

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022 - Protestants have the same gospel that we have

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021 - It is better to be a Protestant than a Catholic one is just as much a Christian and it is nearly the

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020 - Is Jesus Christ anything more than a great philosopher a great benefactor of mankind a great prophet

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019 - All religions are good

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018 - I would willingly have faith but I cannot

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017 - I only believe what I comprehend Can any reasonable man believe all the mysteries of religion

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016 - Priests ought to marry Celibacy is contrary to nature

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015 - There are certainly some bad priests how can they be the ministers of God

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014 - Priests are drones in the hive Of what use are they

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013 - Priests make a trade of religion they do not believe what they preach

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012 - There are many learned men and people of mind who do not believe in religion

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011 - The Apostles and early Christians were Communists They were poor and had all things in common they w

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010 - We ought to enjoy life we must have a good time of it God is too good to have created us for anythin

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009 - Religion instead of speaking so much of the life to come ought rather to occupy itself with the pres

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008 - My religion is to do good to others

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007 - It is enough to be an honest man that is the best religion of all and it is enough

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006 - Religion is a very good thing for women

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005 - Everything is governed by chance - otherwise there would not be so much disorder on earth How many t

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004 - When one dies there is an end of everything

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003 - There is no God

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002 - What have I to do with religion I have none and that does not prevent me enjoying excellent health

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001 - Author's Preface and Publisher's Preface