"In the ages of faith a very inadequate grasp of religion would pass muster; in these searching days none but the humble and the pure could stand the test for long, unless indeed they were protected by a miracle of ignorance. The alliance of Psychology and Materialism did indeed seem, looked at from one angle, to account for everything; it needed a robust supernatural perception to understand their practical inadequacy."
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Robert Hugh Benson
Robert Hugh Benson (18 November 1871 – 19 October 1914) was an English Catholic priest and writer.
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