Professor Thomas notes that typically the captives were taken to a church, where a catechist ​ — usually a slave himself — ​ spoke to the slaves in their native tongue about their conversion.
Profesor Thomas mengatakan bahwa biasanya tawanan dibawa ke gereja, dan di sana seorang katekis ​ — biasanya seorang budak juga ​ — berbicara kepada budak - budak itu dalam bahasa asli mereka tentang peralihan agama mereka itu.