as liberalism, because it was limited by their reluctant obedience to dogma. On the other hand, it was just as incapable of recommending Catholicism as long as it was a mere fetter, and not an original principle which was positive, living and great in its own right. It is impossible to remain indefinitely in such a state of inner cleavage. If the Church and her authority constitute a factor alien to scientific scholarship, then both theology and the Church are in equal danger. In fact, a church without