The Waning of the Modern Age

In other words, the sordid tales that are roiling the Southern Baptist Convention and other denominations are nothing new. The leader with the public relations sense to be called “Philip the Good” also showed “the coexistence in one person of devotion and worldliness.” Known for his illegitimate children, “his extravagant feasts, his grasping policy, and a pride not less violent than his temper,” Philip was also “strictly devout. He was in the habit of remaining in his oratory for a long time after mass, and living on bread and water four days a week, as well as on all the vigils of Our Lady and the apostles.”