The Power of Relics

Aphrodite says that in the context of a particular conception of a thing that is living he doesn't care if pagans make this distinction. He's saying that it's all misdirected and illegitimate it's not towards the one who is the creator so based on the next paragraph augustin seems to say to the pagans that it's insane to treat as living something that is not actually living now remember this is in the context  of pagan images but also chalices, vestments you know when he says they should be despised by the living i mean augustin just said these these vessels and instruments are holy.