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Europe and the Faith Chapter 1
In which the Roman Empire is portrayed not merely as an ancient political entity but as the unique and enduring source from which the whole of European civilisation and its Catholic faith unmistakably arise and are inseparably intertwined. It is observed how countless facets of European life—material, linguistic, legal, and spiritual—owe their origin to this singular institution, and how historical distortions often obscure this fundamental unity by separating Church and Empire or exaggerating external influences.
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