Azione Romana

On Baptism, Against the Donatists

St Augustine of Hippo (AD 354–430) · De baptismo contra Donatistas · PL 43, 106–244

  1. pref. Preface
  2. 1. Chapter 1
  3. 2. In which Augustin proves that it is to no purpose that the Donatists bring forward the authority of Cyprian, bishop and martyr, since it is really more opposed to them than to the Catholics. For that he held that the view of his predecessor Agrippinus, on the subject of baptizing heretics in the Catholic Church when they join its communion, should only be received on condition that peace should be maintained with those who entertained the opposite view, and that the unity of the Church should never be broken by any kind of schism
  4. 3. Chapter 1
  5. 4. Chapter 1
  6. 5. Chapter 1
  7. 6. Chapter 1
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St Thomas Aquinas, Summa theologiae 1265–1273 cites it 2 times

II-II, q. 10, a. 3 · III, q. 88, a. 1

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Philip Schaff (ed.), Buffalo/New York: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1886-1889. Public domain: English translation first published 1885-1900 (Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series). Latin: Migne, Patrologia Latina (1844-1855), public domain; transcription from Corpus Corporum (University of Zurich).

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