Essays On The Apocalypse PDF Download

Excerpt from Essays on the Apocalypse I gather from the reviews of my first book on the Apocalypse that it is taken to be the official Ro man view of that Scripture, because the book bears the I mprimamr of the vicar-general of the Diocese of Westminster. This, however, is simply a matter of diocesan official routine. When a loyal Catholic wishes to publish a book dealing more or less with religion, he applies for permission to do so to the Bishop in whose diocese his publishers reside. If the Bishop, in this, case the Archbishop of West minster, agrees to the publication of the' book, he appoints a theologian to read the manuscript of the book and see that it is free from heresy. It the examiner, so appointed, finds that there is no heresy in the book he gives the author a m'hiz-obstat. The author sends this to the vicar-general of the Diocese, and asks for his imprimatur, which is then granted as a matter of course. It does not imply approval of the work, for neither the Vicar General nor the Bishop have so far seen the book. The imprimatur is granted before it is printed. Unless the book has singular merits it very probably troubles the Church no more. Rome, in the mean while, hasnever heard of the book, and, possibly, never will. Official Rome, I mean the church, sweeps majestically on with the centuries, taking little note of exegetics which do not survive her heroic tests of time and criticism. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.