Priests, artisans, and others making their living from idolatry incited the populace against the Christians, who did not engage in idolatrous practices. Tertullian wrote: “They take the Christians to be the cause of every disaster to the State, of every misfortune of the people.
पुजारी, कलाकार और ऐसे दूसरे लोग जिनकी कमाई मूर्तियों से होती थी, जनता को मसीहियों के खिलाफ भड़काते थे क्योंकि मसीही मूर्तिपूजा नहीं करते थे ।