En effet, contrairement à la parabole de l'enfant prodigue, où la compassion et la liberté de l'enfant triomphent de la punition, les Églises chrétiennes ont toujours revendiqué la violence éducative, probablement la seule méthode existante à l'époque et transmise de génération en génération.
In fact, in contrast to the parable of the prodigal son, where compassion and the son's freedom triumph over punishment, Christian churches have always called for child-rearing violence, which was probably the only method that existed at the time and was passed down from generation to generation.