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* followers of North African bishop Danatus Magnus , believed that Church officers must be pure in all ways
* followers of North African bishop Danatus Magnus , believed that Church officers must be pure in all ways
* has origins in ''lapsi'' controversies following the Diocletian persecutions (now called "''traditores''" (for handing faith over to Roman persecuters)
* has origins in ''lapsi'' controversies following the Diocletian persecutions (now called "''traditores''" (for handing faith over to Roman persecuters)
* Donatists held that priest ''lapsis'' lost their Holy Orders and the sacraments they had administered were invalid (posing a terrific problem for anyone who received a sacrament from such a priest)
* Orthodox arguments against the heresy pointed out that St Peter was a ''lapsi'' and was forgiven by Christ
* Augustine argued that the Parable of the Banquet (Lk 14:15) showed the God wanted all people invited to the Church
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