“ However, ” wrote Trajan, “where the party denies he is a Christian, and shall make it evident that he is not, by invoking our gods, let him (notwithstanding any former suspicion) be pardoned upon his repentance. ”
शायद उस समय तक सरकार यह माँग करने लगी थी कि मसीही रोमी राष्ट्र के धर्म को मानें और उसके रीति - रिवाज़ों में शामिल हों ।