Letter 3046: Gregory to John, Bishop of Calliopolis [Gallipoli, in Calabria]. From the reports sent to us by your Fraternity it appears that Andrew, our brother and fellow bishop, undoubtedly had a concubine. But, since it is uncertain whether he has touched her while constituted in sacred orders, it is necessary that you should warn him with earnest exhorta...
Gregory to John, Bishop of Gallipoli.
From the reports your Fraternity has sent us, it is clear that our brother and fellow bishop Andrew did in fact keep a concubine. Since it remains uncertain whether he had relations with her after his ordination to sacred orders, you must warn him with serious and urgent exhortation: if he knows himself to have had intercourse with her while in sacred orders, he should step down from his office and minister no longer. And if, knowing this to be true, he conceals his sin and presumes to continue ministering, let him understand that he faces peril before God's judgment.
Regarding the woman on the Church rolls whom he had beaten with clubs — though we do not believe she died as a result eight months later — since he ordered this punishment in a manner wholly unbecoming his sacred calling, suspend him from celebrating Mass for two months. Perhaps this disgrace will teach him how to conduct himself in the future.
Additionally, the clergy under the aforementioned bishop have submitted a petition to us, appended below, alleging that they suffer considerable mistreatment from him. Your Fraternity is to investigate all these allegations thoroughly, and to correct and settle them in a reasonable manner so that they have no cause to bring such complaints to us again. July, Indiction 11.
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