Gregory to Leontius, bishop of Urbinum. Castorius, our brother and fellow-bishop, we retain here on account of the ailment of his body. And since he is now unable to return to his own Church, therefore, in his absence, we have provided that the task of visiting that Church be delegated to Your Fraternity; admonishing Your Charity that you so effectually exercise all its interests, that by your presence it may not feel itself to have its own priest absent. But whatever shall have seemed good to you to order for the interests of that same Church, you shall have in every manner licence by our permission. But its revenues, adornments, and furnishings, let the regard and care of your solicitude preserve.
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Et • præterordinationesclericorum, cæteraomniainpraedictaEcclesiatanquamdcardinalemetpropriumtevolumusageresaeerdetem. (Cf. Joan. Diac. I. IV, c. 52. Videsup. ep. 9, inf. ep. 45, lib. v, ep. 34.)
And, apart from the ordinations of clerics, we wish you to act in all other things in the aforesaid Church as a cardinal and proper priest. (Compare John the Deacon, book 4, chapter 52. See above, letter 9; below, letter 45; book 5, letter 34.)