Roman Catholicism in Spain

"Roman Catholicism in Spain" is a historical novel of anonymous authorship on the rise and subsequent spread of the Roman Catholic Church in the nation of Spain. Tracing its origin from the time of the Goths, the author opines that the violent nature of Gothic culture had a bearing on the faith as it developed in Spanish culture. He states, «The Goths had embraced the Christian religion with all the ardor and sincerity peculiar to a nation but recently delivered from a violent and savage state; for, although a generous race, they were ignorant and coarse in their habits. Their conversion to Christianity not only entirely modified their moral and religious notions, and introduced among them a greater elevation of feeling and an amplitude of ideas, but associated, intimately, the religious with the poetical sentiment, in such a manner that, in their eyes, every enemy of Christ was the enemy of the whole nation…»