The Early Papacy: To the Synod of Chalcedon in 451 Discontinued offering solace and inspiration to

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The Early Papacy: To the Synod of Chalcedon in 451 Discontinued offering solace and inspiration toAuthor: Adrian Fortescue Edited by Alcuin Reid Adrian Fortescue, a British apologist for the Catholic faith in the early part of the 20th century, wrote this classic of clear exposition on the faith of the early Church in the papacy based upon the writings of the Church fathers until 451. No ultramontanist, Fortescue can be a keen critic of personal failings of various Popes, but he shows through his brilliant assessment of the writings of the Church