Letter 8: 1NN0CENT1I I PAPyE to THEOPniLUM ALEXANDRIN/E ECCLESIVE the bishop.

Pope Innocent I to Theophilus, Bishop of Alexandria. Innocent writes that he cannot withdraw from communion with John Chrysostom of Constantinople unless John is condemned by a lawful judgment. He holds both John and Theophilus to be in communion with him, just as he made clear in his earlier letters. Theophilus is summoned to a canonical council where the matter may be properly adjudicated according to the Nicene canons, which alone Innocent is prepared to recognise as authoritative.

1NN0CENT1I I PAPyE AD THEOPniLUM ALEXANDRIN/E ECCLESIVE EPISCOPUM. Sc a Joannis communione diseedere non posse, uisi lcgitimu judicio damnetur. Theophilus ad canonicam synodum pruvocalur. Frater Tbcophile, nos ct tc et fralrein Joannem habcimis nobis coinmunicanies, sicutel iu prioribus lilleris d mentein noslram manifestam fecimus. Ac ne ininc quidem ab eodein proposilo desislenles, rursum libi eadem scribinius, ct quolie-ciimque ad nos resciipseris, lieri sciiicel non posj-e, ul nisi con- ■ In hiss. coll. Ilisp. ct Isid. hic adjicilur f/Mirfom. Inde Rouvr inier epistolas Itomanorum pontifieum prininm laline cx inicrprelaiionc Ambrosii Camal- diiien-is edit.i, post eliairi giace in flonle epistola- rum Clnysosiomi cuni mva inierprclatinnc laiina excusa esi. Denuun auno 1080, Emerici Bigntii siu- dio cuin lolo Palladii dialogo castigalior el eiegan- lior prodiil. Eanuleiude inlegroad mss.Cnsliniauuin etllaniburgensemexegimus.Proxime post violentiam ecclesiai ConsiaiHinop. ab adversariis Clifysosiomi in vigiba Pnsi h;r illataiu, adeoque eitca meiiseni AjpTilem anoi 104 scripia cst. « In edil. Concit. 5i ; qua: aiileiu 5 eral, nunc 38. A Palladio, cni uni debelur, pagime 24 dialogi de vila Chrysoslomi sine tilulo aut inscripiione insena ASiXifi 0£oyi).£ , viuii; v.ai <rc tap.vi xoaiuvtxov x«t toi/ «Oc/.yov IwkKvvjv, ws x«t ev TtpwToir ypftftfiao'! yav£)0«v r,p.r~rj T)jv yvw(i»v zi70tn<iaptv r.t/.i viiv §£ oux CY.(fT&»TSS to; «uTijj TrpoxipcGias, tzkXiv aot Ta k'Jt« ypayopcv, xat offaxis av «7roo"T£t).y]ff, OTt £kv ur, OEouca xotctj 7raoaxo- )o-/Jrio-« £7rt Toff 7r«evvto)3wf yzyzvvu.£vot; , Kftjj^avov Desi. Ex inlerpieiaiioneAnibrosii Caniablulensis inter ponlificiasepisiolaslaiiiie Rnmiae escusa, et exindein ediiiouibiis concilioriiin rerusa fuit. Cjus seribfenda: occasionein ac tempiis idein Palladiusibid. sic docei : Pam is post diebus, qiiam Innoceniiiis a Theophilo per Alexandriimm lectorem accrpissei, eidemque red- didissetliileias, ruTSum Theophili nomine in Urbem venernnt Peirus ipsius presbyter ei Martyrius ecck- si.e C;inslaiiliiiopolilan;c diaconus, aliaiu Tbeopliili epistolam cum quibusdam adversus Joannem gfesiis deferenles. Quibus perleetis Innocenlius, ouni nullas graves esse accusaiiones comperissel, noyos illns le- galos ciun bac allera epistola dimisii. Unde illam non longo po.^t superiorein intervallo scripiam esse colligilur. gniiiin judicium snbsequalur snper his quae per ludi- A eo-tiv uloyois ripus uKOsrnvui rii; 'iuavvou xoivwvta». brium gesla sunt, sine ralione n Jo:nniis coininniiione discedamus. Tn igilur, si judicio eonfidis, si-ie lead synodum quse seciindnin Cliristum « fuerit, et ibi cxposiiis criminniionibus b stib leslibus Nicteni cou- cilii cnnonihus (alium enim canonem Roinana non admitlit ecclesia), securiialein liabebis contradiciio- nis expertem.