can not make a mistake, and I can prove by
every man of broadmindedness and intelligence that the Popes of Rome,
for centuries past, have made nothing but mistakes, and their
mistakes have been not only ruinous to those whom they profess to
teach, but their mistakes have had a tendency to paralyze the
righteous ambitions of every nation to which their influence has
extended. If the claim of Catholicism is true that her Popes are
infallible, then we must acknowledge that this great gift was
received from God Almighty, and we cannot believe such nonsense when
we are aware of the fact that these Popes are elected by the
cardinals, and the election of a Pope depends upon the tactics and
schemes of these cardinals; then, pray, tell us how any man who has
been raised up under the arch-light of Protestantism, or who has had
the searchlight of Protestant intelligence penetrate his soul, can
for a moment believe in the infallibility of the Pope?

I sincerely believe, in fact, I know that there are millions who
believe this damnable doctrine, as I can honestly say that I at one
time believed it myself. But those who do believe it are those who
have been raised beneath the dark shadows of superstition, and my
mission in writing this book is to brush the cobwebs of ignorance
from these dwarfed minds and help to point them to "_the Lamb of God
who taketh away the sins of the world_," and if I can be instrumental
in this mission I will not only open the eyes of the followers of
Catholicism, but I will put stiffening into the backbone of
Protestantism and help them to brand this idolatrous doctrine of
Catholicism wherever she may dare to rear her abominable head.

The great danger in teaching that the Pope is infallible is in making
thieves and murderers of our citizens, for if Catholicism is right in
teaching her followers that the Pope of Rome is infallible, this
doctrine is bound to have an influence that is awful in its effect,
for whenever a man or woman believes in the infallibility of the Pope
they are bound to believe in the infallibility of all things that he
creates; therefore you will see that this doctrine is far-reaching in
its effects, for if a Pope is infallible the bishops which he
creates are infallible, and if the bishops which he creates are
infallible, the priests which they create are infallible, and
whenever we teach a nation this abomination we have a nation of
people which believes that there is no sin so he