The admission of images into the church in the 4th and 5th centuries was justified on the theory that the ignorant people could learn the facts of Christianity from them better than from sermons or books. ” — Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, by McClintock and Strong, Volume 4, pages 503 and 504.
[ Need] võeti kirikus tarvitusele 4. ja 5. sajandil põhjendusega, et nende kaudu õppivat võhikud kristlust paremini tundma kui jutlusi kuulates või raamatuid lugedes. ” ( McClintocki ja Strongi „Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature ”, 4. kd, lk 503, 504.)