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“Women who were reputed believers began to resort to drugs for producing sterility. They also girded themselves around, so as to expel what was being conceived. For they did not wish to have a child by either slave or by any common fellow - out of concern for their family and their excessive wealth. See what a great impiety the lawless one has advanced! He teaches adultery and murder at the same time!”

Quote by Hippolytus of Rome

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Hippolytus of Rome
Hippolytus of Rome

Hippolytus of Rome was a prominent theologian in the early Christian church, born in 170 AD and died in 236 AD. He made significant contributions to the development and propagation of Christian theological thought, particularly within the Roman Church. more

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