Letter 285: The hearer of this letter is one on whom rests the care of our Church and the management of its property — our beloved son. Deign to grant him freedom of speech on those points that are referred to your holiness, and attention to the expression of his own views; so shall our Church at length recover herself, and henceforth be released from this ...
The bearer of this letter is the man responsible for the care of our Church and the management of its property -- our beloved son.
Please grant him the freedom to speak on the matters referred to Your Holiness, and give his views a hearing. If you do, our Church may at last recover itself and be delivered from this many-headed Hydra.
Our property is our poverty -- so much so that we are constantly looking for someone to take it off our hands. The expenses of managing the Church's property amount to more than any income it produces.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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