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pelagius_i · c. 558 · score 0.02
We have received your report and have carefully considered all the matters which you have referred to our judgment. The care of the apostolic see extends to all the churches throughout the world, and we are bound to respond to every question that affects the faith, the discipline, and the good order of the Church. You …
pelagius_i · c. 559 · score 0.02
… agius I to John, count of the patrimony. In response to one who said he had the imperial orders in hand, we replied that he should know what the most gracious emperor himself has established in his general laws: that those sacred grants made at the request of individual petitioners prevail and take effect only when the …
pelagius_i · c. 557 · score 0.02
As the blessed apostle says, we will not boast beyond measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God has measured to us, a measure reaching even to you; for we do not stretch ourselves beyond our reach as though not reaching to you. Thus, with shared solicitude, our predecessors through the grace of God go …
pelagius_i · c. 558 · score 0.02
By the present order we command you to undertake the care of that patrimony without omission, knowing that we shall henceforth require from you both the remaining sixth indiction and the revenues of all subsequent individual indictions from the seventh onward, so that according to custom you may both send a security do …
pelagius_i · c. 559 · score 0.02
The matters which have been referred to us from your region require our careful attention, and we respond with the authority that the blessed apostle Peter entrusted to this see for the governance of the universal Church. We have learned that certain bishops in your province are acting contrary to the canonical regulat …
pelagius_i · c. 559 · score 0.02
We have received the report of your love and have carefully considered the matters which you have laid before us. Since the apostolic see is bound by divine commission to exercise care over all the churches, we cannot pass over in silence what you have brought to our attention. The disputes which have arisen in your pr …
pelagius_i · c. 556 · score 0.01
Having received the report sent by you through Jordanes, defender of our church, we were greatly astonished that you are so forgetful of apostolic authority as to have wished even to confirm your division from the universal Church, God forbid, by our consent, and that those who ought to suppress the ignorance of the pe …
pelagius_i · c. 561 · score 0.01
Pope Pelagius I to Bishop Julian of Cingoli. We write again concerning the church of Cingoli, as the matters we raised in our previous letter have not yet been fully resolved. We urge you to act more decisively. The welfare of souls under your care demands that you exercise your episcopal authority with greater firmnes …
pelagius_i · c. 559 · score 0.01
We received the letters of your love and have carefully considered what you have reported concerning the churches in your region. The apostolic see, to which the blessed Peter entrusted the governance of the universal Church, cannot be indifferent to any matter that affects the peace and good order of the churches. We …
pelagius_i · c. 559 · score 0.01
Through the bearer of these letters we have received the report of your love concerning the affairs of your church, and we respond with the affection and authority that the apostolic see owes to all its children. The matters you have raised are of importance for the good order of the churches, and we address them with …
pelagius_i · c. 558 · score 0.01
Pope Pelagius I to the clergy of Narni (continued). Since the bishop of Narni cannot manage ecclesiastical affairs without being burdened with the complications of property administration, we mandate by our present authority that you exercise careful oversight both over the governance of the church's patrimony and over …
pelagius_i · c. 559 · score 0.01
Pope Pelagius I to the master of soldiers. Among other matters, we wish to make clear that a bishop is forbidden to alienate the rights and properties of his church after they have been properly established during his pontificate. Once canonical arrangements for a church have been made, those arrangements are binding a …
pelagius_i · c. 559 · score 0.01
Pope Pelagius I to Dulcitius the defender, and to Aemilianus, Constantine, and Ampelius. We write to inform you of the judgment reached in the matter before us. Act on this judgment without delay and report to us on its execution. The apostolic see has given careful consideration to all the circumstances of this case, …
pelagius_i · c. 559 · score 0.01
The care of the universal Church, which has been committed to us by divine authority, demands that we respond with the utmost diligence to all matters that affect the faith, the discipline, and the unity of the churches. The reports which have reached us from your province fill us with both concern and hope: concern be …
pelagius_i · c. 559 · score 0.01
Pope Pelagius I to the defender. Pope Pelagius I instructs a defender of the Church to ensure that all those who have come to receive ecclesiastical assistance present themselves before the relevant authority in an orderly fashion, and to prevent any abuse of the hospitality or resources of the Church. He is to maintai …
pelagius_i · c. 558 · score 0.01
Pope Pelagius I to John, defender of the Church. Because Bishop Secundus of Taormina, relying not on the innocence of his conduct but driven rather by the arrogance of a proud mind, has now for nearly three years — since we took up by God's grace the care of the apostolic see — not even deigned to inquire whether we we …
pelagius_i · c. 560 · score 0.01
Pope Pelagius I to Bishop Julian of Cingoli. It is established that Your Charity has included in the church's accounts the revenues from the estates and properties throughout Picenum under your care, beginning from the seventh indiction. We commend your diligence in maintaining proper accounts for the patrimony entrust …
pelagius_i · c. 559 · score 0.01
Through the bearer of these letters we have received the report of your love, and we respond with the care and authority that the apostolic see owes to all the churches entrusted to its governance. The matters you have raised concern the administration of the ecclesiastical patrimony, and we address them with all serio …
pelagius_i · c. 558 · score 0.01
The care which the apostolic see bears for all the churches, entrusted to us by the authority of the blessed apostle Peter, compels us to respond with all diligence to the matters which have been brought to our attention from your province. The reports which we have received fill us with both sorrow and concern: sorrow …
pelagius_i · c. 558 · score 0.01
The solicitude which we bear for all the churches, entrusted to us by the authority of the blessed apostle Peter, compels us to respond to the matters which have been brought to our attention. We have received reports concerning the state of the churches in your region, and we are deeply concerned by what we have learn …
pelagius_i · c. 557 · score 0.01
Pope Pelagius I to King Childebert of the Franks. To our lord, our son, the most glorious and preeminent King Childebert — Pelagius, bishop. We received with reverence Your Excellency's letters, both those brought earlier by your envoys and those now sent through our brother and fellow bishop Sapaudus, and upon learnin …
pelagius_i · c. 559 · score 0.01
We have received with gratitude the letters of your brotherhood, and we have learned from them the state of affairs in your region. The apostolic see, which by the grace of God exercises care over all the churches, responds to your questions with both authority and brotherly affection. You have inquired concerning the …
pelagius_i · c. 559 · score 0.01
The letters of your brotherhood, delivered through the bearer, have been received and carefully read by us, and we respond with the solicitude that the care of the apostolic see demands. The matters you have reported require our prompt attention, and we address them in the order in which you have presented them. Concer …
pelagius_i · c. 561 · score 0.01
The affairs of the churches which have been reported to us demand our immediate attention, and we respond with the authority and pastoral care that the governance of the apostolic see requires. We have learned that the bishops of your province are divided among themselves, and that some persist in refusing communion wi …
pelagius_i · c. 559 · score 0.01
Pope Pelagius I to the addressee. We respond to the question you have submitted regarding the proper procedure in the matter before you. The canonical norms that apply in this case are clear: the issue must be dealt with through the proper ecclesiastical channels, with both parties given the opportunity to present thei …