| Proves that today's Marian doctrine is firmly rooted in the early Church's teachings and refutes the Protestant claim that Catholics invented devotion to Mary. It shows that these teachings are based on Sacred Scripture and on the testimony of the Fathers, and therefore are not something invented.
Consists entirely of excerpts from Newman's works, including his direct quotations from the Bible and the Fathers of the Church. It is fully of the fresh insights and persuasive logic so typical of this holy and learned convert from Anglicanism, who later became a Cardinal. |