Letter 10026

Gregory the Great (Wisigothic)Unknown|gregory great
From: Gregory the Great, Pope, in Rome
To: Fortunatus, Bishop of Naples
Date: ~600 AD
Context: Gregory writes again to the Bishop of Naples on an ongoing matter requiring his continued attention.

Gregory to Fortunatus, bishop of Naples.

The matter I wrote to you about previously continues to require attention. I am following up because I have not received the report I was expecting, and the situation does not resolve itself simply because correspondence about it is delayed.

Whatever the current state of the matter is, write and tell me. If it has been resolved, let me know how. If it has not, tell me what the obstacles are so I can consider whether I need to intervene more directly.

Silence is not a resolution.
Gregory

Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.