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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Bede
And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying that he had turned aside to a sinner's house. It is evident that the Jews always hated the salvation of the nations, for it is written: "On the following Sabbath, almost the whole city came together to hear the word of the Lord. But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. And they began to contradict what was spoken by Paul" (Acts 13). …
Bonaventure
Third, with regard to the murmuring of the perverse people, he adds: And when all saw, namely with the eye of perverse judgment, concerning which Sirach 11: "Like a spy watching for the fall of his neighbor: for the plotter, turning good things into evil, places a stain even upon the elect." And because murmuring follows upon evil judgment, he therefore adds: They murmured, saying that he had turned aside to a sinful man, namely by the whispering of a deceitful word, which is greatly to be avoided: therefore it is said in Wisdom 1: …
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