The History of the Papacy, Vol. 1 of 2

Download or read book The History of the Papacy, Vol. 1 of 2 written by Joseph Esmond Riddle and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-03 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the Papacy, Vol. 1 of 2: To the Period of the Reformation N ow, it would be a question very much like that which has been here supposed, if any one should say, When did the Papacy begin? If this question be proposed in a captions Spirit, or with a View to gain advantage in argument, then the inquirer will pro bably ask for the precise period, - the very first year, or at least the first few years, - in which the system, hitherto unheard of; made its appearance; and in this way it would be easy to entrap an adversary who should attempt to give a definite reply, or to make several such respondents contradict each other, so as to give some colour to an assertion that in point Of fact they are all wrong - that the Papacy did not com mence at the date assigned by Protestants, - and that, therefore, as the disputant would still further con elude, the system did not take its rise at any period subsequent to the establishment Of Christianity itself; but was founded when our Lord said to Simon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.