Francis Clark: Eucharistic Sacrifice and the ReformationWestminster-London, Newman Press-Darton, Longman & Todd, 1960, x + 582ppThe author is known for his highly scientific and well documented book about the Anglican Orders. Thiswork is provided with an elaborated index, an extensive bibliography, an interesting appendix with textsillustrating the stand of the Catholic faith and teaching in England at the time of the reformation. He couldhave been shorter in his first 2 chapters, where he repeats himself too much. He develops well ²the subject,proceeding in a scientific way: status questionis, historical context, objections, doctrine, answer toobjections.Part 1. The Case against the Pre-Reformation Church and the Facts of the Reformation Conflict overthe Mass1. State of the questionAnglicans agree that mediaeval errors and abuses caused the Reformation. Tractarians claim that thereformers intended only to exclude these while retaining the sacrificial doctrine of mass and priesthood.Other say that the English reformers were as much opposed to these doctrines as the continental reformers1.2. Origins of the controversy about interpretation of Anglican formulariesFranciscus a Clara ofm (1634) tried to find an catholic interpretation of the 39 articles, he claimed that theywere a protest against excesses rather than a rejection of catholic doctrine2. Dix opines that the reformerswere only literary authors of new doctrinal and liturgical formularies; their attempt to impose them in ananti-catholic sense was never ratified by the spiritual authorities. Pusey and Palmer attribute a basicorthodoxy to the reformers; their aim was only to react against abuses and errors.3. The development of the case against late-Mediaeval mass theologyWhich errors? 1° mass is a complete, absolute sacrifice, independent of Calvary (Newman). 2°transubstantiation (making to believe that Christ is again offered, no commemoration); mass relieves thesouls in purgatory (Pusey). Later Pusey admitted...