Letter 9099
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From: Pope Gregory I
To: Sisinnius, Bishop of Ancona
Date: ~599 AD
Context: Gregory writes to Sisinnius about matters involving the church of Ariminum and civic affairs
The situation you have described regarding the church of Ariminum and its entanglement with civic matters is one that requires careful navigation. The Church must be in the world but not of it — and when ecclesiastical business becomes enmeshed with the political affairs of the city in ways that compromise either, it is the bishop's task to disentangle them. I am writing with specific guidance on the steps I want you to take, and I ask you to follow them precisely. Let me know of any complications that arise, and do not attempt to resolve major disputes on your own authority without consulting this see.
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From: Pope Gregory I
To: Sisinnius, Bishop of Ancona
Date: ~599 AD
Context: Gregory writes to Sisinnius about matters involving the church of Ariminum and civic affairs
The situation you have described regarding the church of Ariminum and its entanglement with civic matters is one that requires careful navigation. The Church must be in the world but not of it — and when ecclesiastical business becomes enmeshed with the political affairs of the city in ways that compromise either, it is the bishop's task to disentangle them. I am writing with specific guidance on the steps I want you to take, and I ask you to follow them precisely. Let me know of any complications that arise, and do not attempt to resolve major disputes on your own authority without consulting this see.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.