Quote from Letter 8.32 to John, bishop of Sequillace. August 598
The monks [of the monastery of Castellium] have complained equally that your Fraternity has removed certain things from the monastery, under the guise of a sort of present. And so, it is necessary that, if you recollect having accepted something improperly, you should restore it without delay, in case the sin of aver ice finds you seriously guilty, when priestly munificence should rather have shown you being generous towards the monastery.
Therefore, preserving all things that have been promised and preserved, as we have said, by your predecessors, take care to be vigilant over the activities and way of life of the monks residing there. And if you find any monk there living sinfully, or guilty of some sin of impurity (Heaven forbid!), take care to correct him with a strict and regular punishment.
For, as we want your Fraternity to abstain from what is being acquired unsuitably, even se, we warn you to be concerned in every way with what pertains to correctness of discipline and the guardianship of souls.
The monks [of the monastery of Castellium] have complained equally that your Fraternity has removed certain things from the monastery, under the guise of a sort of present. And so, it is necessary that, if you recollect having accepted something improperly, you should restore it without delay, in case the sin of aver ice finds you seriously guilty, when priestly munificence should rather have shown you being generous towards the monastery.
Therefore, preserving all things that have been promised and preserved, as we have said, by your predecessors, take care to be vigilant over the activities and way of life of the monks residing there. And if you find any monk there living sinfully, or guilty of some sin of impurity (Heaven forbid!), take care to correct him with a strict and regular punishment.
For, as we want your Fraternity to abstain from what is being acquired unsuitably, even se, we warn you to be concerned in every way with what pertains to correctness of discipline and the guardianship of souls.
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, trans. John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMS, 2004), II, 527
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