We are told that God has spoken. Where? In a book? We have … - John Henry Newman

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We are told that God has spoken. Where? In a book? We have tried it, and it disappoints; it disappoints, that most holy and blessed gift, not from fault of its own, but because it is used for a purpose for which it was not given. The Ethiopian's reply, when St. Philip asked him if he understood what he was reading, is the voice of nature; "How can I, unless some man shall guide me?" The Church undertakes that office; she does what none else can do, and this is the secret of the power.

John Henry Newman

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Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English convert to Catholicism, later made a cardinal.

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Alternative Names: Cardinal Newman • Blessed John Henry Newman • Catholicus • John Henry, Cardinal Newman • Cardinal John Henry Newman • Saint John Newman

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