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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Gregory the Dialogist
They were children of fools, yea, children of base men; and in the earth not appearing at all. That is to say, the children of those, who were the masters of errors. So they are called 'children,' not as engendered by the seed, but by the imitating of those, who by teaching what is wrong were 'fools' in respect of ignorance, and by living wicked lives 'base men' in respect of conduct. Who are not allied to our Redeemer by any relationship of wisdom, or by any of life. …
Thomas Aquinas
After enumerating their miseries one by one, as an epilogue he summarizes what he has said then saying, "The sons of fools," in mind, "and of disreputable men," in birth, "and not known on earth at all," conspicuous for no dignity or glory.
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