Charles P Chiniquy' (1809-1899) was an anti-Catholic preacher. Between 1885-1899, he was one of the most famous men alive. He was born 1809 in the Canadian village of Kamoraska . Charles Chiniquy lost his father at an early age. His uncle adopted him and the young Charles Chiniquy studied to become a Catholic priest at the Petit Seminaire (Little Seminary) in Nicolet, Quebec . Charles Chiniquy was ordained a Catholic priest in 1833. When he becamed a Catholic priest, he served his Church well and later emigrated to Illinois. During the 1840s, he led a very successful campaign throughout Quebec against alcohol and drunkenness.

Conversion

Charles Chiniquy later claimed that the Catholic Church is pagan, that Catholics worship the Virgin Mary, that its theology spoils the Gospel truth and that its theology is anti-Christian. He also claimed that the Vatican had planned to take over the United States by importing Catholic immigrants from Ireland, Germany and France.

He claimed that he was falsely accused by his own superiors and that Abraham Lincoln came to his rescue. Charles Chiniquy also claimed that the American Civil War was a plot against the United States of America by the Vatican. Another claim is that the Vatican was behind the death of President Abraham Lincoln and that the assassins were faithful Roman Catholics serving Pope Pius IX.

Charles Chiniquy was expelled from the Catholic Church, and joined the Presbyterian Church and converted nearly his entire parish in St Anne.

After his conversion, Charles Chiniquy became an anti-Catholic preacher. He earned his living by writing several anti-Catholic books and tracts and making speeches attacking the Roman Catholic Church.

Two of his works are "50 Years in The Church of Rome" and "The Priest, The Woman and The Confessional". These two books helped to fuel a furious tide of anti-Catholic resentment in the United States. These books were written at a time when Americans were suspicious of foreign influence. On January 16th, 1899, Charles Chiniquy died in Montreal.

Jack Chick

These two books are currently available from Chick Publications, which is an anti-catholic organisation. Jack Chick, owner of Chick Publications and known for promoting anti-Catholicism, praises Charles Chiniquy. Jack Chick has reprinted both "50 Years In The Church of Rome" and "The Priest,The Woman and The Confessional" and has made a comic version of "50 Years In The Church of Rome" called "The Big Betrayal" [1]. Several other websites linked to Jack Chick also promote these books.

External links

Anti-Chiniquy Websites

• Who Was Charles Chiniquy: Facts Versus Falsehood

Pro-Chiniquy Websites

• Chick Publications Website
• 50 years In The Church of Rome