Sentences with phrase «church against the onslaught»
The First Vatican Council (1869 - 1870) was held in part to strengthen the church against the onslaught of modem thinking, and did so by promulgating the Dogma of Papal Infallibility.
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The church needs to brace itself for the growing onslaught against the three pillars of the Christian faith.
No doubt, some of the abuses that David points out are real and very damaging, but his continual onslaught of negativity towards Christ's Church is damaging to it, thought the gates of hell will not prevail against it.