Fathers Of The Catholic Church

This book shows 1.  the condition of the heathen world at the time of Christ and 2. briefly states the principles of ancient heathen philosophy, and 3. shows how the adoption of these principles by prominent men in the church  and the incautious lowering of the standard of pure Christianity set the stage for the development of the papacy; which was simply a new phase of paganism. PB 251 pg.