Is there something beneath this complex phenomenon called Catholicism that holds it all together and gives it a certain logic? Is there something like a set of Caholic first principles from which everything else flows or, at least, which helps to make sense of everything else? The answer is 'yes' and it is one of the purposes of this book to elaborate on that 'yes'. We hope, in short, to provide an entry into that complex reality called Caholicism. Our intention is to keep a steady eye on those basics which form the foundation of Catholicism and against which everything else is either explained or judged.
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