Eyesight of majestic Bartholomew Holzhauser (17th century, Germany):
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They fortitude disdain Christian simplicity; they fortitude commerce it madness and produce a head, but they fortitude hug the highest regard for advanced knowledge, and for the know-how by which the axioms of the law, the precepts of pro, the Blessed Canons and self-righteous dogmas "are clammy by outrageous questions and build up arguments". As a surety, no rule at all, silent holy, concrete, ancient, and persuaded it may be, fortitude shelve free of blameworthiness, counterattack, double-crossing interpretations, amendment and delimitation by man.
These are evil get older, a century full of dangers and calamities. Heresy is everywhere, and the partners of heresy are in power on the order of everywhere. Bishops, prelates, and priests say that they are proceed their dues, that they are careful, and that they breathing as befits their lather in life. In keep pace with sort, therefore, they all hunt excuses. But God fortitude make possible a very great evil opposed to His Church: Heretics and tyrants fortitude come squat and unexpectedly; they fortitude break here the House of worship even though bishops, prelates, and priests are under. They fortitude diffuse Italy and lay Rome waste; they fortitude go overboard down the churches and splinter everything."(Yves Dupont, Catholic Eyesight,Tan Books and Publishers, 1973).