A. F. (Albert Pollard) Pollard

Capitolo 52

reverence of the masses that could only understand matter and you/they could adore with
their senses.

The Protestantism was, therefore, not a popular religion, and in thousands
of cultured men it didn't appeal. The few people are so immaterialistic
what they can distribute with symbols;  many can idealize symbols in that
others don't see nothing but the matter;  and only those deprived of artistic
perception denies the religious value of sculpture, painting and music.
It is probable that the Protestantism is an ideal religion if men were combined of pure
reason;  being what they was, many adopted because they was
impervious to the artistic or impatient influence of spiritual discipline.
It won't do really to divide the nation in intelligent Protestants and
illiterate Catholics:  the point is that the rather raw symbolism
what you/he/she had satisfied the cravings of the reasonable man you/he/she had stopped being
enough for his/her intelligent and newer necessities;  him or it asked for a taller
more possible symbolism otherwise. Some felt the symbol a help,
others felt him/it an obstacle to the realization of the ideal; therefore of the men
you/he/she can see better with, others without, shows, but that done it is able
really you don't justify their abolition.

Henry VIII confined his/her understanding to the revolt of the nation against
Rome and the revolt of the laity against the priests. The first one him
Supreme Head of the church is manufactured, the second to subjugate
convocation and he/she steals the convents. All the civilized countries have
find sooner or later it convenient to follow his/her example with respect to
monastic wealth;  and there can be you doubt little that the retention of
then a lot of earth and so many men and women from prevented productive purposes
the prosperity of material of the nation. But the devotion of the collections
to the foundation of private families, instead of to instructive
endowment, can only be explained and you/he/she cannot be excused by the demands of
political tactics. Its true services were political, not religious. Him