Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series I/Volume IV/Donatist Controversy/On Baptism/Book VII/Chapter 28

Chapter 28.—54.  Another Saturninus of Abitini[1] said:  "If Antichrist can give to any one the grace of Christ, then can heretics also baptize, who are called Antichrists."[2]

55.  What if another were to say, If a murderer can give the grace of Christ, then can they also baptize that hate their brethren who are called murderers?  For certainly he would seem in a way to speak the truth, and yet they can baptize; in like manner, therefore, can the heretics as well.


Footnotes

edit
  1. Abitini (Avitini) was in ecclesiastical province of Africa Proconsularis.  For Saturninus, cp. cc. 15, 16.
  2. Conc. Carth. sec. 64.