These words by Paul, writing to the Corinthians circa 55 AD, are prescient:<p>&quot;For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men. We are fools for Christ&#x27;s sake [...] when reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we entreat. We have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, the refuse of all things.&quot;