Wis 12:6 | CPDV | STEP | and the sellers performing the ceremonies of helpless souls, you willed to destroy by the hands of our parents,

Wisdom of Solomon 12:6

6 and the sellers performing the ceremonies of helpless souls, you willed to destroy by the hands of our parents, ^{▼▼12:6Often mistranslated, “auctores parentes,” in this context does not specifically mean parents, but rather the performing of a ceremony or religious rite (used here with a negative connotation). Originally, the word was used to refer to ceremonies commemorating dead parents or dead ancestors, but in this context it seems to have a wider meaning. The phrase “auctores parentes” refers to those who are sellers of a certain type of ceremony related to helpless souls. Again, while this may have an historical meaning, it also has points to future times.(Conte)}