What I recollect is about General Councils: where in treating the declaration that they may err he virtually says, “No doubt they may—unless the Holy Ghost prevents them.” But he was a wonderful man, a holy man, a very refined man, and (to me) a most kindly man.
Morley shares his recollections about a significant figure, acknowledging both their virtues and a particular philosophical stance.
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