| An incredibly popular and successful book. Explains the basic tenets of the
Catholic Faith and why we hold them. Delves into the historical background of
virtually everything people find hard to understand about our Religion, such as
priestly celibacy, sacred images, the Church and the Bible, the primacy of Peter,
Communion under one kind, invocation of the Saints, etc. First published in 1876,
when there was much anti-Catholic sentiment in the U.S., it sold 1.4 million copies
in 40 years and has been reprinted many times since. 352pp. PB. |
