The instinct towards brushing faith aside and being strictly reasonable
is strong and natural; so also is the instinct towards brushing logic and
consistency on one side if they become troublesome, in other words—so is
the instinct towards basing action on a faith which is beyond reason. It
is because both instincts are so natural that so many accept and so many
reject Catholicism. The two go along for some time as very good friends
and then fight; sometimes one beats and sometimes the other, but they
always make it up again and jog along as before, for they have a great
respect for one another.