and the church is not humbled but in riches and drunk with the blood of the saints from the inquisition. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
With this seemingly innocuous detour, Hawthorne places the words of Revelation 16:6 into the mouth of Matthew Maule («For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy»). (firstthings.com)
6 I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)