Is Catholicism Christianity?
"And now Bishop Vincent, one of the staunchest of Protestant bishops and one of the severest critics of the Roman Catholic Church, has himself become a suspect. He has allowed a Catholic house of worship to be established on the grounds at Chautauqua, and the inquiry is raised 'whether Bishop Vincent is a Methodist at heart or merely a Jesuit in disguise.' It would seem that you can not recognize Catholics as Christians, or even as human beings, without laying yourself open to the suspicion of being yourself a Jesuit."—Independent. But the question is not as regards Catholics as individuals, but as regards Catholicism. Of course Catholics have as much and as good a right to their belief as any other religionists under the sun, and no more; and there are doubtless many Christians among them. But the question is, Is Catholicism Christianity? If it is, the Reformation was a mistake, and Protestantism has no excuse for existence. This is the logic of the situation, and Catholics are using it for all it is worth.