Letter 9128: The estate property belonging to the Roman church that has been designated for the management of guardianships...
The estate property belonging to the Roman church that has been designated for the management of guardianships [tutelas] needs a reliable administrator. I am directing you to assign Peter the defender to oversee this property and the responsibilities that come with it. The management of guardianships is a serious legal obligation — the Church as trustee for minors and vulnerable persons must not be found negligent in this area. Ensure that Peter has access to all the necessary records and accounts, and hold him to a high standard of accountability.
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Latin / Greek Original
i etruB*. quem defensorem fecimus. quia de massa iuris eccleBiac nostrae quac
lutelas" dicitur oriunduH ait', cxperiontiae tuac bene cHt cognitum. Et ideo quia ita
ciroa eum benigni debemus oxisterc, ut tamcn eeclesiae utilitas uon laedatur. hac tibi
praeceptione mandamus, ut oum ntricto debeae commonere, ne filios suos quolibef
ingenio vel excusatione foris alicubi in coniugio sociare pracaumat, sed in ea masaa,
qua lcge cx" condicione ligati' sunt, socientur '. In qua re» etiam et'' tuam omnino
□ecease est experientiam esse soUicitam atque eos terreri, ut qualibet occaaione de
poasessione, cui oriundo' subiecti sunt, exire non debeant. Nam si quis eorum exinde,
quod non credimus, exire praesumpserit, certum itti sit, quia noeter numquam concesBUB
aderit, ut foris de maatia, in qua nati sunt, aut habitare aut debeant sociari, sed^
Buper scripta terra eorum. Atquc tunc Bciatis vos oon leve periculum' BUstitiere, si
vobis neglegentibus quisquam ipsorum quicquam de hie quao prohibuimus facere qua-
libet sorte temptaverit.
IX, 128. ») Pelrura codd. n. ^] Ulela» C3. tj oia. eit C 1. 2. ^) quixllibel C3. •) ez
CJ.3; et, ut videtur, Cl. l) legati eodd. n. 8) ne CI; rem C2. 3. ") ei C3. •} uriuude C I.
'') et add. codd. n.; nifi de cotn. iHommttn. ') periculo eodd. n.
IX, 127. Cf. tp. j/raeeaitntt». — De SUphatto ipiscopo cf. tp. XIII, 21 et IX, 129 n. 6. t) Ve-
nerio, ep. Viboneim, cum aliiH epiacopis BruttioTum ep. IX, 1S4 et cam Stepftano ep. XIII, 21 tnwM ett. —
Ex hoe addendo inttUtgimuii hanc tp. a paribiu ecriplam enet Stephano d Venerio; an etiam celeris
Bruttiorum epitoopi»?
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Gregorims I. papa Sarino snbdiacomo wtamJat, mt mma aam I^tmUmo (Tmmrimmemsi),
Procmla ( Ifitoteremsi), PaUambo (Comsemtimo), Vemerio (Yibomemsi}, Mmrriamt* (Ixicrrmsi)
epiaojpis de deri Regiemsis et Bomifatii rpiscopi lile cogmoscat. '»99, Apr.
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GREGORa*3 SATINO 8UBDUC0S0.
ilenis* ecclesiae Regitanite multa contra* revereDtis»mum fratrem nustnun Boni-
fatium* episcopnm Buom * data nobis petitioae couqnestus est peteas. ul »i nos de-
bniBset habere veniendi Ucentiam. quatenus causae ipsae hic suptiliter probarentur.
3ed quia no6 interim praedictum fratrem nostrum hic*' modo non praevidimuB dedueen-
dom, visum nobis est illic deputare causam eadem* cognosccndam. Et ideo mediis
sacrosanctiB evangeliis experientia tua una cum Pauiino*. Proculo^, Palumbo* vel Ve-
nerio* atque Marciano* reverentissiims fratribus coepiscopisque nostris ^ne cuiusquani
pereonae respectu tam clericorura querellara. quam adversus suum, sirut diximus.
habet^ episcopum, vel si quant forte illc contra cos* habuerit. cum omni aequitato ar
soUicitudine perscnitetur ct, quicquid in veritate cognovcrit, nobis una cum praedJrtis
fratribns^ nostris suptiliter diligcnterque signiGcot. ut renuntiatiuno cxperientiao vcstrae'
reddili certiorcs, quid fieri dcbcat, decomainus.
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