Newman, A Letter Addressed to His Grace the Duke of Norfolk.
Newman, A Letter Addressed to His Grace the Duke of Norfolk.
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Newman, John Henry. A Letter Addressed to His Grace the Duke of Norfolk. On Occasion of Mr. Gladstone’s Recent Expostulation. First Edition, 12th Thousand. London, B M Pickering, 1875. 22 x 14 cm. 131 pages. Original paper wrappers. Very good condition. Front cover disconnected and edgeworn. Edges dust dulled and worn. Stamps on title page. Internally clean. A good reading copy. Newman’s most famous, concise, and pivotal statement on the human conscience in relation to Church authority. A literary letter written to the Catholic Duke of Norfolk on whether or not an English Catholic could be loyal to both the pope and the crown. Written in the aftermath of Vatican I’s decree on papal infallibility and Gladstone’s accusation that English Catholics could not be good citizens if they remained loyal to the pope.
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