The fanaticism of the middle ages is really sober compared with that of the nineteenth century.” “The proclamation of Infallibility,” he said to Bishop Moriarty, “I must own I look upon as the most portentous (taking them singly), of all events in the history of the Christian church.
Morley compares the fanaticism of the 19th century to that of the Middle Ages, viewing the proclamation of Infallibility as a significant event.
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