Original sentence: Criticisms of Catholicism and Orthodoxy are founded either on an assumption that some or most of these practices were introduced in the fourth century or later; or in confidence in the superiority of Biblical revelation over traditions of any age.The Hebrew Bible history relates that the ancient Jews struggled constantly and not always successfully against the importation of pagan practices, idolatry and similar errors; these critics belief that Christianity has likewise faced a similar struggle.The Infancy Gospel of James is attributed to James the Just but was certainly written no later than the second century; it lays out additional details of Mary's life and provides much of the basis for the church's teaching regarding her
Edited sentence: In short, many criticisms of Catholicism and Orthodoxy are founded on a faulty assumption that some or most of these practices were introduced in the fourth century or later.The "Infancy Gospel of James" is attributed to James the Just but was certainly written no later than the second century; it lays out additional details of Mary's life and provides much of the basis for the church's teaching regarding her