教牧守則·對話錄與書信 第 553 章

Gregory to Sabinus the subdeacon. The clergy of the Church of Rhegium have, by a petition presented to us, made many complaints against our most reverend brother Boniface, their bishop, asking that they ought to have leave to come to us, so that these causes might here be subtly examined. But because in the meantime we have not judged it advisable for our aforesaid brother to be brought here, it seemed good to us to depute that the same case be examined there. And therefore, upon the holy Gospels, let your Experience, together with our most reverend brothers and fellow-bishops Paulinus, Proculus, Palumbus, Venerius, and Martianus, without respect of any person's rank, examine both the complaint of the clergy which, as we have said, they have against their bishop;

and if perchance he should have anything against them, let it be investigated with all equity and diligence. And whatever you shall have learned in truth, indicate to us subtly and diligently together with our aforesaid brothers, so that, made more certain by your report, we may decree what ought to be done. Gregory to Paulinus bishop of Tauriana, Proculus bishop of Nicotera, Palumbus bishop of Consentia, Venerius bishop of Vibo, Marcianus bishop of Locri. The clergy of the Church of Rhegium have, by a petition presented to us, made many complaints against our most reverend brother Boniface, their bishop, asking that they ought to have leave to come to us, so that these causes might here be subtly examined.

But because in the meantime we have not judged it advisable for our aforesaid brother to be brought here, it seemed good to us to depute that the same case be examined there; and therefore, upon the holy Gospels, let your Fraternity sit together with Sabinus the deacon; and, as befits the priestly office, without respect of any person's rank, and so forth, as above.