And so it seemed a natural move for early Christian writers to use this existing pastoral form when they wanted to speak on subject of priests or ministers or affairs of the church.

于是用现存的田园诗来谈论,关于牧师或教堂事务的话题,成了早期基督派作家非常自然的转变。

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He had left the priesthood and raged by incidents of racism within the Catholic church.

他离开了牧师事业,无法忍受天主教堂里的宗教歧视。

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