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Excerpt from The Pope of Rome and the Popes of the Oriental Orthodox Church: An Essay on Monarchy in the Church, With Special Reference to Russia, From Original Documents, Russian and Greek
Of these early provisions for a balance of Church power and for securing the laity against sacerdotal domination, the rigid conservatism of the Eastern Church presents us, even down to the present day, With an authentic and living record. Gladstone, Vaticanism, p. 119. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
