Gregory to Felix, bishop of Acropolis. Since the churches of Vetina, Buxentina, and Blanda, which are situated near you, are known to be vacant of a priest's governance; therefore we solemnly enjoin upon your Fraternity the task of their visitation, admonishing you above all things, that wherever, in the aforesaid churches or in their dioceses, deacons or persons of religious life shall be found, you shall by every means strive that they live strictly and canonically. Nor let there be for them anywhere license to overstep in any matter, but let them, by your governance and provision, persevere blamelessly in the manner of life or habit in which they are; knowing that, if anything happen otherwise, it will by every means be imputed to your negligence.
You shall also, if you shall have foreseen that priests or deacons are to be ordained in any of the churches, have full license to ordain them, provided such persons be those who are in no way to be rejected by the canonical rules on account of the quality of their morals or life. But as for the ministries of those same churches, where they may be stored away, search them out with careful investigation; and when they have been found, hasten to bring them to our knowledge, so that, learning what ought to be done, we may, with the Lord's help, dispose of them.