I'm not 100% sure about this, but I think that even a newly built *Catholic* church might not have confessionals because of Vatican II changes in the approach to the Sacrament of Penance--I think now penitents are supposed to meet with the priest face to face.
In Susan Howatch's historical novels about the Anglican Church, it's considered a *very* dire sign if anybody engages in Auricular Confession, which in any case would be a face-to-face talk.
Did you know that "Spike" used to be English slang for "very, very High Church," so a bells-n-smells Anglican church would be "a Spike shop"?
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Date: 2007-12-24 04:31 pm (UTC)In Susan Howatch's historical novels about the Anglican Church, it's considered a *very* dire sign if anybody engages in Auricular Confession, which in any case would be a face-to-face talk.
Did you know that "Spike" used to be English slang for "very, very High Church," so a bells-n-smells Anglican church would be "a Spike shop"?