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Chapter 7

           

           “Oh,butIdidnotspeakofindividualrepresentatives.IwasmerelytalkingaboutRomanCatholicism,anditsessenceofRomeitself.AChurchcanneverentirelydisappear;Ineverhintedatthat!”

           “Agreedthatallthismaybetrue;butweneednotdiscussasubjectwhichbelongstothedomainoftheology.”

           “Oh,no;oh,no!Nottotheologyalone,Iassureyou!Why,SocialismistheprogenyofRomanismandoftheRomanisticspirit.ItanditsbrotherAtheismproceedfromDespairinoppositiontoCatholicism.Itseekstoreplaceinitselfthemoralpowerofreligion,inordertoappeasethespiritualthirstofparchedhumanityandsaveit;notbyChrist,butbyforce.‘Don’tdaretobelieveinGod,don’tdaretopossessanyindividuality,anyproperty!FraternitéoulaMort;twomillionheads.‘Bytheirworksyeshallknowthem’wearetold.Andwemustnotsupposethatallthisisharmlessandwithoutdangertoourselves.Oh,no;wemustresist,andquickly,quickly!WemustletourChristshineforthupontheWesternnations,ourChristwhomwehavepreservedintact,andwhomtheyhaveneverknown.Notasslaves,allowingourselvestobecaughtbythehooksoftheJesuits,butcarryingourRussiancivilizationtothem,wemuststandbeforethem,notlettingitbesaidamongusthattheirpreachingis‘skilful,’assomeoneexpresseditjustnow.”

           “Butexcuseme,excuseme;”criedIvanPetrovitchconsiderablydisturbed,andlookingarounduneasily.

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