Doubt has made its way into many honest souls.

The Reformation has reached so far even where the schism is not complete.

Catholic priests profess some of the new doctrines, at the same time that they remain attached to their offices.

Many bishops declare themselves partisans of the reformist doctrines.

The Protestant worship, however, is not yet openly conducted.
The mass of the clergy do not like to abandon the past; they cling to their old traditions, and, if they have renounced certain abuses, they yield only on a few points of little importance.