Papists Protesting Against Protestant Popery: in Answer to a Discourse Entituled, a Papist Not Misrepresented by Protestants. Being a Vindication of the Papist Misrepresented and Represented, and

Papists Protesting Against Protestant Popery: In Answer To A Discourse Entituled, A Papist Not Misrepresented By Protestants. Being A Vindication Of The Papist Misrepresented And Represented, And The Reflections Upon The Answer by John Gother is a late 17th-century Catholic apologetic that argues the Catholic Church has been mischaracterized by Protestant writers. The work is organized around two portraits of Catholics: the Papist Misrepresented and the Papist Represented, with the author alleging that Protestant responses contain misrepresentations rather than accurate portrayals of Catholic doctrine and practice. Gother defends Catholic teachings such as the authority of the Church and the Pope, the role of tradition alongside Scripture, the veneration of saints, the use of images, purgatory, indulgences, and the concept of the deposing power, all drawn from cited authorities like the Catechism, Canus, Bellarmine, and Trent-era decrees. He engages in a forensic examination of sources used by Protestant controversialists and aims to correct public perception of Popery by presenting a detailed, source-backed Catholic perspective on Catholic beliefs and practices.