Resultados25 letters/passages
leo_great · c. 447 · score 0.02
For this reason, we pray your clemency to oppose such disturbances with the Truth, and to order the Faith of the Catholic religion to be preserved without stain. We ask that, in accordance with the standard and decision of the Apostolic See — which we likewise revere as preeminent — Flavian may remain completely unharm …
leo_great · c. 453 · score 0.02
… t the things of God to the calculations of the world. Constantinople may be the imperial residence, but that does not give its bishop authority over the ancient apostolic foundations. Ambition is not a ground for privilege, and what the Council of Nicaea established, no later assembly may lawfully amend. I urge your cl …
leo_great · c. 459 · score 0.02
… of the Council's decrees, we support wholeheartedly. The Lord has given you the imperial authority not only for the governance of the state but for the protection of His Church, and we are confident that you will exercise this sacred trust with the same wisdom and firmness that have distinguished your reign. Dated from …
leo_great · c. 453 · score 0.02
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to the Emperor Marcian Augustus, by the hand of Lucian the bishop and Basil the deacon. I. He congratulates the Emperor on his role in the triumph of the Catholic faith By the great bounty of God's mercy the joys of the whole Catholic Church have been multiplied, now that through your clemency's ho …
leo_great · c. 441 · score 0.02
While each metropolitan retains his authority to ordain within his province, the ordination of metropolitans themselves must be conducted only after careful and considered judgment. We demand particular excellence in those who preside over their fellow priests. Attend to this with all diligence, so that you may be seen …
leo_great · c. 460 · score 0.02
They have already been heard. They have already been answered. They have already been condemned. There is nothing left to discuss with them. If your Majesty permits the faith to be debated again, the heretics will interpret this not as an exercise of fairness but as an admission that the Council's definition was uncert …
leo_great · c. 453 · score 0.01
He believes that his overreaching self-promotion can be advanced by asserting that certain bishops indicated their agreement -- an agreement that is invalid on its face, since it was obtained without the authority of the Apostolic See and in violation of the canons established at Nicaea. The regulations of the holy Cou …
leo_great · c. 460 · score 0.01
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to Leo Augustus, by the hand of Philoxenus, agens in rebus. I. The decrees of Chalcedon and Nicaea are identical and final My mind exults with great joy in the Lord, and I have abundant cause for thanksgiving, now that I perceive your clemency's most excellent faith being enlarged in all things by …
leo_great · c. 448 · score 0.01
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to the Emperor Theodosius, ever Augustus. I. He suspends judgment on the appointment of Anatolius until he has made an open confession of the Catholic faith In all your piously expressed letters, amid the anxieties we endure for the faith, you have given us hope of security by upholding the Council …
leo_great · c. 453 · score 0.01
The first and greatest blemish upon that discipline is pride -- "the beginning of all transgression and the origin of sin" (Sirach 10:13). For the mind that is greedy for power knows how neither to forbear nor to govern, and whatever it lacks the ability to claim openly, it seeks to obtain by intrigue. II. The 28th can …
leo_great · c. 445 · score 0.01
To the most glorious and serene Emperor Theodosius: Leo, Bishop of Rome. I. He protests the conduct of Dioscorus at the Council of Ephesus From the beginning and in all the synods that have been held, we have received from the most holy Peter, chief of the Apostles, such freedom of speech as to have the authority both …
leo_great · c. 441 · score 0.01
He considers himself subject to no law, bound by no ordinance of God, and in his eagerness for novelty, departs from your practice and ours, adopting unlawful measures and letting what he ought to preserve fall into disuse. II. Hilary is disturbing the peace of the Church by his insubordination But with the approval, a …
leo_great · c. 441 · score 0.01
He claims for himself the right to ordain bishops throughout all the provinces of Gaul and seizes the dignity that belongs to metropolitan bishops. He even diminishes the reverence owed to the blessed Peter himself with his proud assertions, for while the power of binding and loosing was given to Peter before all other …
leo_great · c. 445 · score 0.01
In my sincere desire -- shared by the bishops who are with me -- that you, most Christian and revered emperor, should above all things please God, to whom the prayers of the whole Church are poured out in one voice for your reign, I offer you this counsel. I fear that if we keep silent on so great a matter, we shall fa …
leo_great · c. 453 · score 0.01
We therefore urge that the ringleaders of these disturbances be removed from the vicinity where they can do further harm. Their influence must be broken, and the faithful must be reassured that the Catholic truth, confirmed by the Council and by the authority of the Apostolic See, stands firm against all assaults. Let …
leo_great · c. 459 · score 0.01
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to Leo Augustus. I. There is no need to reopen the question of doctrine now Your clemency's letter, full of vigorous faith and the light of truth, I have received with the deepest respect. I wish I could comply even with the suggestion of my personal attendance, which your Majesty considers necessa …
leo_great · c. 441 · score 0.01
Leo to his beloved brother Anastasius. The brotherly love of our colleagues means we read letters from our fellow priests with a grateful heart. Through correspondence we embrace one another in spirit as though face to face. But your letter stood out — the affection in it was greater than usual, for it gave a full acco …
leo_great · c. 446 · score 0.01
From Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrrhus, to Leo, Bishop of Rome. I. If Paul appealed to Peter, how much more must ordinary believers have recourse to his successor To Leo, Bishop of Rome: If Paul, the herald of the truth and trumpet of the Holy Spirit, had recourse to the great Peter in order to obtain a ruling for the faith …
leo_great · c. 443 · score 0.01
… ency and faith, giving us cause to rejoice that within you there is not only an imperial mind but also a priestly one. For beyond your public and imperial duties, you have the most devout concern for the Christian religion — determined that no schisms, heresies, or other offenses should take root among God's people. Yo …
leo_great · c. 441 · score 0.01
We are compelled to issue this stern correction because the wound inflicted by Hilary's misconduct requires a strong remedy. We do not wish to be harsh, but when patience is exploited and gentleness is mistaken for approval, severer measures are unavoidable. The entire Church is damaged when its proper order is overtur …
leo_great · c. 440 · score 0.01
The only interest worth seeking is what comes from mercy shown here on earth — knowing the Lord will restore a thousandfold what endures forever. On compliance This directive makes clear: if any of our brothers attempts to contravene these rules and dares to do what is forbidden, he must know that he is liable to depos …
leo_great · c. 444 · score 0.01
… ory, since you have learned from the teaching of the Holy Spirit to submit your imperial authority in all things to Him by whose favor and under whose protection you reign. Because I have learned from the report of my brother and fellow bishop Flavian that a dispute has arisen in the church of Constantinople, through t …
leo_great · c. 453 · score 0.01
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to Pulcheria Augusta. I. He congratulates the Empress on the triumph of the faith but deplores a new controversy We rejoice beyond words with your Grace that the Catholic faith has been defended against heretics and peace restored to the whole Church through your clemency's holy and God-pleasing ze …
leo_great · c. 442 · score 0.01
This must not continue. The appointment of one who is to govern all must proceed from the consent of all. A man who is to preside over a community must be chosen by that community. Otherwise he will be rejected or despised by those over whom he was imposed, and a peace that should have been preserved will be disturbed …
leo_great · c. 454 · score 0.01
This is no new faith but the ancient faith renewed, the faith of Nicaea restated and confirmed against the heresies of both Nestorius and Eutyches. At the same time, let it be equally known that those provisions of the Council which exceed the bounds of its proper mandate -- specifically, the 28th canon concerning the …