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Chapter 7

           

           “Come,that’salittletoostrong,isn’tit?”murmuredtheoldman,glancingatGeneralEpanchininsurprise.

           “HowdoyoumakeoutthattheRomanCatholicreligionisunchristian?Whatisit,then?”askedIvanPetrovitch,turningtotheprince.

           “ItisnotaChristianreligion,inthefirstplace,”saidthelatter,inextremeagitation,quiteoutofproportiontothenecessityofthemoment.“Andinthesecondplace,RomanCatholicismis,inmyopinion,worsethanAtheismitself.Yesthatismyopinion.Atheismonlypreachesanegation,butRomanismgoesfurther;itpreachesadisfigured,distortedChristitpreachesAnti-ChristIassureyou,Iswearit!Thisismyownpersonalconviction,andithaslongdistressedme.TheRomanCatholicbelievesthattheChurchonearthcannotstandwithoutuniversaltemporalPower.Hecries‘nonpossumus!’InmyopiniontheRomanCatholicreligionisnotafaithatall,butsimplyacontinuationoftheRomanEmpire,andeverythingissubordinatedtothisideabeginningwithfaith.ThePopehasseizedterritoriesandanearthlythrone,andhasheldthemwiththesword.

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