To quote The Catholic Encyclopedia, “for about a thousand years [the idea that the ransom was paid to the Devil] played a conspicuous part in the history of theology, ” and it remained a part of church belief.
दियाबलाला दिलेले खंडणी मूल्य होते. ” — अडॉल्फ हारनाक यांचे लिखित हिस्टरी ऑफ डॉग्मा.