Pliny writes to Trajan asking him for his help about what he should do about the Christians that have come into his hands. He tells him all about their ages and what they are doing while they are being imprisoned. One of the examples Pliny uses in his letter is what they do "ante lucem". They all get into a group and pray, "Seque sacramento non in scelus aliquod obstringere...rursusque coeundi ad capiendum cibum". Pliny also questions each named Christian and "Confitentes iterum ac tertio interrogavi". Not only did Pliny tell Trajan about the Christians he told him about how he punished them as well. He questions them and "Supplicium minatus; perseverantes duci iussi". When the Christians prayed and said their sacraments Pliny said he "quo secundum mandata tua hetaerias esse vetueram".
If a Roman read Pliny's letter and didn't have much contact with Christians they might think that they were acting strange because they only prayed to one god and they had sacraments that they believed in. Pliny didn't make them seem like they were doing anything wrong but he also didn't know how he should punish them and if he had to. Since they had a different religion then what the Romans were used to they might feel angered because it’s not what they believed in. They also might feel unsure of what to think of them because Pliny explains in his letter that they really weren't doing anything wrong, they were just praying and drinking wine. There was also a large age group from young children to older adults. If the young children were proclaimed to be Christians they would have to be killed because that was the law. Some Romans might think that this would be wrong because young children don't really know what to think when they a little they just follow what their parents/guardians tell them.
