They are afraid to tell the truth of her, for
“Truth has such a face and such a mien,
As to be loved needs only to be seen.”[1]
It is not uncommon for a dialogue like the following to take place between a Protestant Minister and a convert to the Catholic Church:
Minister.—You cannot deny that the Roman Catholic Church teaches gross errors—the worship of images, for instance.
Convert.—I admit no such charge, for I have been taught no such doctrines.
Minister.—But the Priest who instructed you did not teach you all. He held back some points which he knew would be objectionable to you.
Convert.—He withheld nothing; for I am in possession of books treating fully of all Catholic doctrines.
Minister.—Deluded soul! Don't you know that in Europe they are taught differently?
Convert.—That cannot be, for the Church teaches the same creed all over the world, and [pg xiii] most of the doctrinal books which I read, were originally published in Europe.