text_original: With every extension of Christianity among larger and ruder masses, even less capable of grasping the principles that gave birth to it, the need arose to make it more and more vulgar and barbarous—it absorbed the teachings and rites of all the subterranean cults of the imperium Romanum, and the absurdities engendered by all sorts of sickly reasoning.
text_transcription: WITH EVERY EXTENSION OF CHRISTIANITY AMONG LARGER AND RUDER MASSES EVEN LESS CAPABLE OF GRASPING THE PRINCIPLES THAT GAVE BIRTH TO IT THE NEED AROSE TO MAKE IT MORE AND MORE VULGAR AND BARBAROUS IT ABSORBED THE TEACHINGS AND RITES OF ALL THE SUBTERRANEAN CULTS OF THE IMPERIUM ROMANUM AND THE ABSURDITIES ENGENDERED BY ALL SORTS OF SICKLY REASONING
phonemes: wɪð ˈɛvɹi ɛkstˈɛnʃən ʌv kɹˌɪstɪˈænᵻɾi ɐmˌʌŋ lˈɑːɹdʒɚ ænd ɹˈuːdɚ mˈæsᵻz, ˈiːvən lˈɛs kˈeɪpəbəl ʌv ɡɹˈæspɪŋ ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz ðæt ɡˈeɪv bˈɜːθ tʊ ɪt, ðə nˈiːd ɚɹˈoʊz tə mˌeɪk ɪt mˈɔːɹ ænd mˈɔːɹ vˈʌlɡɚ ænd bˈɑːɹbɚɹəs—ɪɾ ɐbsˈɔːɹbd ðə tˈiːtʃɪŋz ænd ɹˈaɪts ʌv ˈɔːl ðə sˌʌbtɪɹˈeɪniən kˈʌlts ʌvðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəm ɹˈoʊmænəm, ænd ðɪ ɐbsˈɜːdᵻɾiz ɛndʒˈɛndɚd baɪ ˈɔːl sˈɔːɹts ʌv sˈɪkli ɹˈiːzənɪŋ.