Translations:Original sin/16/en
Augustine believed that all of Adam’s descendants are tainted by his lust. As he put it, Adam’s “carnal concupiscence” (lust) corrupted “all who come of his stock.” In other words, one man’s lust makes all babies sinners.[1]
- ↑ Augustine, On the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins, and on the Baptism of Infants 1.10, in Nicene and PostNicene Fathers, 5:19.