But the laws that I establish are perfect and suffer no exception.

We must decide the fate of the baptized penguins without violating any divine law, and in a manner conformable to the decalogue as well as to the commandments of my Church." "Lord," said St.Gregory Nazianzen, "give them an immortal soul." "Alas! Lord, what would they do with it," sighed Lactantius.

"They have not tuneful voices to sing your praises.

They would not be able to celebrate your mysteries." "Without doubt," said St.Augustine, "they would not observe the divine law." "They could not," said the Lord.
"They could not," continued St.Augustine.

"And if, Lord, in your wisdom, you pour an immortal soul into them, they will burn eternally in hell in virtue of your adorable decrees.