He was a believer, interested in religion chiefly from a political point of view, and this new teaching which allowed itself some novel interpretation, just because it paved the way for disputes and analyses, was repugnant to him on principle.
Era un creyente que se interesaba por la religión ante todo en el sentido político, y la nueva doctrina, que permitía ciertas interpretaciones nuevas abriendo la puerta a discusiones y análisis, le era desagradable por principio.