The mother church, kind and wise, did not believe that she had to uproot them; rather, by transforming them in a Christian sense, raising them to new nobility and new life, she prevailed over them by means that were powerful yet gentle, so as to win to herself without uproar the souls of both the masses and the cultured. ”
Lahke ja tark emakirik ei pidanud vajalikuks neid välja juurida; ta pigem muutis need kristlikuks, õilistas uuesti ja puhus neile uut elu sisse ning valitses sel moel nende üle jõuliselt, ent samas leebelt, et võita endale nõnda ilma liigse kärata hingi nii masside kui haritute hulgast. ”