Two Addresses: One, to the Gentlemen of Whitby, Who Signed the Requisition, Calling a Meeting to Address the Queen, on the Late (So Called) Aggression of the Pope: and the Other, to the Protestant ClergyRigby, N. (Nicholas)
Religion
Two Addresses: One, to the Gentlemen of Whitby, Who Signed the Requisition, Calling a Meeting to Address the Queen, on the Late (So Called) Aggression of the Pope: and the Other, to the Protestant Clergy
Rigby, N. (Nicholas)
Catholic Church -- England -- History -- 19th century; England -- Church history
[B] Macaulay, tells us, that the number of Roman Catholics is not fewer
than 150,000,000, and that it would be difficult to shew that all the
other Christian sects united, amount, to 120,000,000. I quite agree with
his words, "not fewer," and "it would be difficult to shew;" for upon an
accurate calculation, it would be found that the Catholics amount nearer
to 200,000,000, than to 150,000,000, and that all the other Christian
sects, united into one body, are nearer 100,000,000, than 120,000,000.
However, Macaulay's statement is quite sufficient to prove what we have
cited it for, viz:--that the Roman Catholics are the greatest body of
Christians, and therefore have the best title to the ancient and
honourable name of Catholic.
[C] In the Apostle's Creed, _we all_ profess to believe in the _Holy
Catholic_ Church. Now, if this is not _our_ Church, I would ask, what
Church _is it_? Is it the collection of sects which have sprung from the
Reformation? But, then, it would not be _Catholic_, for as they are the
smaller number, they cannot claim universality. Is it the Theological
hodge-podge, the farrago of all the religions, which believe in the
Gospel? Then it cannot be _Holy_, for we should form the _principal_ part
of it, and you know, the immaculate Church of England tells us, our
doctrines are idolatrous. I really think, people had better leave us in
the _quiet_ possession of our old inheritance, the honourable and ancient
name of Catholic, and _then_ they would avoid the above ridiculous
consequences.
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