sentences:  A 12th-century canon law collection known as the "Decretum Gratiani" states that "whether an hermaphrodite may witness a testament, depends on which sex prevails".During the rule of the Order of St John, sodomy was considered a common practice in Malta, and generally associated with Italians and Muslims.It was common for males attracted towards other males, including knights, who had to be supposedly celibate, to seek sexual favours with young looking men, identifiable effeminate males, and sometimes pederasty.