And so, let your Fraternity act in such a way that you support him as much as you can. For while it is the fault of the aforesaid sub-deacon, if he proves lazy when you are supporting him, it will be all the more culpable and serious if your Fraternity should want either to excuse yourself under some pretext, or to show a lack of piety, which we do not believe.
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, trans. John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMS, 2004), II, 218.
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