Why I Became Catholic: A Timeless Conversion StoryOriginally written as a personal testimony to his own children on why he became a Catholic, this is a thoughtful and timeless conversion story of Sir Joseph Pope written during the early part of the 20th century. Born in 1854 to a family renowned for distinguished service to the Canadian government, Joseph carried on the family tradition as a highly regarded civil servant. Like St. Thomas More, Pope was held in high esteem as a public servant, and he enjoyed the total confidence of prime ministers and governors, all whom sought his advice. He was a prolific author of some two dozen books and pamphlets, including the official biographies of major Canadian historical figures. Amidst this busy public life, Sir Joseph Pope developed a profound spiritual life and a mind always hungry for eternal truth. Raised in a nominal Anglican family, his persistent and courageous search for the fullness of truth and grace finally led him home to the Catholic Church. |
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... Protestantism . I do not write with any controversial intent at all , though controversy is good in its place . My purpose here is simply to tell my own story , to state the case from the aspect under which I viewed it , to trace the ...
... Protestants , which I remember very distinctly and , indeed , kept for more than forty years . The author was ... Protestant Reformation . Thus we had as a starter ' The Morning Star of the Reformation ' , meaning Wycliffe , then ...
... Protestant . A clause in the royal instructions issued to the first governor enjoins him to grant liberty of conscience to all persons except Roman Catholics . That in itself speaks volumes . The result of such a system of government ...
... Protestants — to which I have already alluded — and two volumes of Macaulay's Essays , which I obtained on leaving school in 1870 as a prize for history . From these latter volumes I first appreciated in some measure the greatness of ...
... Protestant , he should burn . Then he spoke out as people generally speak out when they are at the point of death and have nothing to hope or to fear on earth . If Mary had suffered him to live , we suspect that he would have heard mass ...