Catholicity, protestantism and infidelity
Subtitle: an appeal to candid Americans
Publisher: Sadlier & Co.
Published: 1869
Place of publication: New York, USA
Table of contents: title: TABLE OF CONTENTS.; title: PREFACE V; title: INTRODUCTION 1; title: CHAPTER I.; title: THE CHARACTER OF PROTESTANTISM 5; title: SECTION I; title: CONTROVERTED DOGMAS COMPARED.; title: The Primitive Condition of Man and the Fall 7; title: The Redemption 13; title: The Church 17; title: The Means of Salvation  31; title: Baptism 34; title: Confirmation 35; title: The Eucharist 37; title: Penance — Indulgences 49; title: Extreme Unction 58; title: Holy Orders 62; title: Matrimony 66; title: Good Works 68; title: Purgatory 72; title: The Communion of Saints 76; title: SECTION II.; title: CONSEQUENCES, 80; title: Ulterior Consequences 88; title: CHAPTER II; title: THE PRINCIPLE OF PROTESTANTISM 104; title: SECTION I; title: STRENGTH OF THE CATHOLIC PRINCIPLE, WHICH IS, THAT THE TEACHING OF THE TRUE CHURCH OF CHRIST IS THE TRUE RULE OF FAITH 104; title: UNANSWERABLE PROOF, FOUNDED ON THE MARK OF APOSTOLICITY, THAT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS THE TRUE CHURCH OF CHRIST 106; title: THE OTHER MARKS OF THE TRUE CHURCH OF CHRIST BELONG ONLY TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH 122; title: Unity 124; title: Holiness 131; title: Universality 139; title: Indestructibility 143; title: CONCLUSIVE PROOF OF THE INFALLIBILITY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, AS THE TRUE CHURCH OF CHRIST — HER INFALLIBILITY IS THR RULE OF FAITH 153; title: SECTION II; title: THR WEAKNESS AND ABSURDITY OF THR PROTESTANT RULE OF FAITH 163; title: THE PRIVATE INTERPRETATION OF THE BIBLE HAS NONE OF THE REQUISITES OF A TRUE RULE OF FAITH 165; title: The Rule of Faith must be Clear 166; title: Complete 169; title: As old as the Faith itself 171; title: Universal 173; title: Accessible to every one, and Final 174; title: THE PROTESTANT RULE OF FAITH LACKS ALL THESE CHARACTERISTICS — THE CATHOLIC RULE OF FAITH POSSESSES THEM ALL 177; title: CHAPTER III.; title: PROTESTANT PREJUDICES 181; title: SECTION I; title: RELIGIOUS PREJUDICES 191; title: The Pope 191; title: The Clergy 194; title: Confession 198; title: Indulgences 203; title: The Bible 204; title: Saints 294; title: Mary 212; title: Celibacy 216; title: Holy Mass 220; title: Communion 221; title: Use of the Latin Language 221; title: Ceremonies 226; title: Abstinence 229; title: Exclusive Salvation 230; title: SECTION II; title: Political Prejudices 234; title: Allegiance 244; title: The Inquisition 244; title: Despotism 249; title: Civilization 250; title: Morality 254; title: The Sabbath 256; title: The Sovereignty of the Pope and his Civil Government 257; title: Republicanism  261; title: Freedom of Discussion 265; title: CHAPTER IV.; title: Infidelity the Ultimate Consequence of Protestantism 278; title: SECTION I; title: Infidelity Refuted. Seven Conclusive Arguments against Infidelity 280; title: The Undeniable Existence of God 280; title: The Undeniable Immortality of the Soul 288; title: The Undeniable Necessity of Religion 287; title: The Undeniable Necessity of a Divinely Revealed Religion 288; title: The Undeniably Divine Mission of Christ 291; title: The Undeniable Superhuman Character of the Church of Christ 304; title: The Undeniable Axiom “Where Peter is, there is the Church" 306; title: SECTION II; title: Objections Answered 309; title: The Incomprehensibility of Mysteries 309; title: Everlasting Punishment, 315; title: The Supposed Contradiction of Revelation with Geology and History,; title: CONCLUSION,   388