THE TRUTH

OF THE

CATHOLIC RELIGION

An Explanation of Its Fundamental Doctrines

and of the

Essential Points of Difference Between
Catholic and Protestant Belief

BY

JAMES LINDEN, S.J.

SECOND EDITION

B. HERDER BOOK CO.

17 SOUTH BROADWAY, ST. LOUIS, MO.

AND

33 QUEEN SQUARE, LONDON, W. C. 1.

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1926

OX

IMPRIMI POTEST

F. X. McMenamy, S. J.,

Praepositus Prov.

NIHIL OBSTAT

Sti. Ludovici, die 30. Aug. 1923.

F. G. Holweck,

Censor Librorum

IMPRIMATUR

Sti. Ludovici, die 31. Aug. 1923.

Joannes J. Glennon,

Archiepiscopus

Sti. Ludovici

Copyright, 1923,
by

B. Herder Book Co.

All rights reserved
Printed in U. S. A.

I. There is an Almighty God Who Cre-

ated All Things

II. Religion as a Sacred Duty

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III. The Gospels, even from a Natural

View-Point, Merit Full Credence 17

IV. Jesus Christ is the True Son of God. 20

V.

The Resurrection of Christ

VI. Christ Established a Church and Ap-

pointed the Apostles and Their

Successors as Her Rulers

VII. Christ has Promised His Church the

Gift of Infallibility

VIII. The Whole Bible has been Written

under the Inspiration of the Holy

Ghost

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X. Even in This Life the Christian Reli-
gion is the Source of True Hap-