Letter 12004
Gregory the Great (Wisigothic)→Unknown|gregory great
From: Pope Gregory I
To: Passivus, Bishop of Firmum
Date: ~602 AD
Context: Gregory writes that he desires the church of Aprutium to finally have a proper priest
I confess to you that the situation of the church of Aprutium has weighed on me for some time. A community of the faithful without a proper priest is like a flock without a shepherd — vulnerable to every wind and wolf. I desire — and I say desire because desire must precede action — that this be remedied without further delay. If the canonical process of selecting a suitable man has been impeded by whatever difficulties, let me know what they are so that I may help resolve them. The faithful of Aprutium have waited long enough. Let this be the year their church receives the pastor it deserves.
Bene novit fraternitas vestra, quam longo sit tempore Aprutium* pastoralis eurae**
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From: Pope Gregory I
To: Passivus, Bishop of Firmum
Date: ~602 AD
Context: Gregory writes that he desires the church of Aprutium to finally have a proper priest
I confess to you that the situation of the church of Aprutium has weighed on me for some time. A community of the faithful without a proper priest is like a flock without a shepherd — vulnerable to every wind and wolf. I desire — and I say desire because desire must precede action — that this be remedied without further delay. If the canonical process of selecting a suitable man has been impeded by whatever difficulties, let me know what they are so that I may help resolve them. The faithful of Aprutium have waited long enough. Let this be the year their church receives the pastor it deserves.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.