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Now you, Coroticus- and your gangsters, rebels all against Christ, now where do you see yourselves? You gave away girls like prizes: not yet women, but baptized. All for some petty temporal gain that will pass in the very next instant. 'Like a cloud passes, or smoke blown in the wind,' so will 'sinners, who cheat, slip away from the face of the Lord. But the just will feast for sure' with Christ. 'They will judge the nations' and unjust kings 'they will lord over' for world after world. Amen.

Saint Patrick#10

MoralityExploitationGreedJudgmentJustice

About this quote

What does it mean?
The author condemns Coroticus and his followers for treating baptized women as spoils of war and warns of divine judgment.
In plain terms
Coroticus traded baptized girls for profit but will face judgment while the just will feast with Christ.
What can you take from it?
Exploiting others for gain invites moral and spiritual judgment.

Where it applies

  • confronting oppressors
  • defending the vulnerable
  • moral rebuke

Putting it to work

  • call out exploitation
  • warn against greed
  • support the oppressed

Questions to consider

  • How should leaders be held accountable?
  • What happens to the unjust?

Another view

The threat of eternal judgment relies on specific religious convictions.

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