Letter 11053

From: Pope Gregory I To: Anthemius, Subdeacon of Campania Date: ~601 AD Context: Gregory orders Anthemius to press Paschasius, bishop of Naples, on a matter of neglected duty I am not satisfied with the response — or rather, the lack of response — from Bishop Paschasius on the matter I previously communicated. I am therefore asking you to go to him in person and press the issue. Do not accept vague assurances or polite deflections; ask him directly what action he has taken and when he intends to complete it. The neglect of a bishop's duties is not a small matter, and continued inaction on his part will require more formal intervention from this see. Report back to me with his answer in full.

Cum fortius punienda sint» crimina quae insontibus et maxime sacratis ordinibus ingeruntur, quam sitis*» culpabilcs omnes, qui in causa lohannis diaconi*^^ rcsedistis*', attendc", ut' Ililarum» criminatorem ipsius nuUa cx definitionc'' vestra* poena veniens castigaret^ Nec illud ad* excusationcm vestram esse credatis"* idoneum, quod vobis quasi'' iudicare volentibus solus frater et coepiscopus** noster Pascasius ^ dicitur distu- ni; inibi q3. — pogt coiiceptuH: est adii. q3. postea Pa2. ») hco spiritu Pa2. J) ita edd.; et codd. n. ■) concepit {oni. a), sed in ct)ncipi corr. Hl; concepi Pbl.2. ») sini sco P. in ungui pia q3) corr. li 1. ^) fuerit Ph4. »') ex fatentur corr. H 1; fatcamur Pbl. «) quiKiue add. q3. 0 venerandos P, aed corr. Pa2. 8) ex quos corr. Pa2. »>) «e ovi. Pa. i) ex verare corr. Pal; venerare Ph. ^) ex promittunt corr. Pal; permittant Pa2. ^) eo8 hic om. et po»t servatiii add. Pa2. ™) tiervetis Pb.Pal, aed corr. Pal. ») caetus Pbl; sensu ^3. ») et oni. Pa2. Pa2. ") ab om. Phl. ▼) eripiat Po2. ^) deum omuip. ^3; (omnipot ow».) dominum i'o 2. «) retr. crescat Pa'2. V) multo Pa2. ») data (abhr. datj etc. om. eodd. H.q et ad ep. seq. trakunt codd. Pb. •) an numertt4i omiilendus eatl ^) iul. om. Pbl.2; il. Pb3; iul. Pal. XI, 53 0111. Q*. — Intituio: Anthenio Pa. Pb2 in tU. et Pal.Pb2 etiam in ind.; Antonio Pa2 in ind.; Antemio Pb4 in tit. Pb3 in ind. •) sunt H2. »>) scitis Rl. ") ex diaconis fi<a Pal. Pb3) eorr. Pb2. ^) residisti» Pb.Pal. «) adtendite Pa2; antendite f) bA Pbl. «) Ylarium Hl. XI, 63. De AntJiemio cf. ep. I, 23 n. l) An idem ett, eum$ imtp. X,J» Paacano, ep. Neapoiitano, cf. ep. XI, 19 n. GREGORII I. REGISTRI lissCJ. Nam si zclu» in vobis rcctitudinis viguissct, facilius uni'^ a multis rationabilitcr suaderi, quam" multi ab uno poterant sinc causa difFerri. Quia crgo tantae nequitiae malum sine digna non debct ultionc transire, suprascriptum^ fratrcm nostrum Pascasium" Data° dic VI.** idus lulias indictionc IIIT.