He explained: “Those who... repeated after me an invocation to the [pagan] Gods, and offered adoration, with wine and frankincense, to your image... and who finally cursed Christ..., I thought it proper to discharge. ” ​ — Pliny — ​ Letters, Book X, XCVI.
Viņš paskaidroja: ” Tos, kas.. pēc manis atkārtoja lūgšanu [pagānu] dieviem, ar vīnu un vīraku pielūdza Tavu tēlu.. un beidzot nolādēja Kristu,.. es uzskatīju par pareizu atlaist. ”