Quote from Letter 9.61 to Boniface, bishop of Reggio. November-December 598
Without doubt its suits the gravity of a priest that, if he should have some cases concerning the church, he should settle them without any delay, either with a peaceful arrangement, if it can be done, or certainly with the intervention of a trial, so that the contention might be removed from the scene, and only peaceful concord remain for the priest and his sons.
And so, our glorious son and ex-prefect, Gregory, has indicated to us that some argument has arisen between him and your church about some places he want. For this reason, we suggest that you should either stop arguing and finalize it, or certainly avoid any delay, and arrange for agents of your church to go to a court of selected judges, so that, with the precedent of their decision, he does not appear to be unjustly oppressed and your church should not seem to suffer prejudice.
Without doubt its suits the gravity of a priest that, if he should have some cases concerning the church, he should settle them without any delay, either with a peaceful arrangement, if it can be done, or certainly with the intervention of a trial, so that the contention might be removed from the scene, and only peaceful concord remain for the priest and his sons.
And so, our glorious son and ex-prefect, Gregory, has indicated to us that some argument has arisen between him and your church about some places he want. For this reason, we suggest that you should either stop arguing and finalize it, or certainly avoid any delay, and arrange for agents of your church to go to a court of selected judges, so that, with the precedent of their decision, he does not appear to be unjustly oppressed and your church should not seem to suffer prejudice.
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, trans. John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMS, 2004), II, 581
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