Letter 4109: I am entrusting you with the visitation of the church of Capua, which is in need of the kind of pastoral oversight...
I am entrusting you with the visitation of the church of Capua, which is in need of the kind of pastoral oversight that this assignment allows you to provide. Exercise your authority with pastoral care and canonical rigor in equal measure. Assess the condition of the clergy, the faithful, and the material administration of the church. Address what you find that needs addressing. Report to me in full when the visitation is complete. The church of Capua is an important community and deserves thorough attention.
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Latin / Greek Original
AD GAUDENT!UM EPISCOPUM.
Capuence Ecclesic risitationem injungit,
Gregorius Gaudentjo episcopo Nolano.
Quoniain * Fuscus Capuane Eecclesize episcopus,
in Romana civitale positus, de hace lyce migravit,
cur# nobis ſuit que upiversis Ecclesiis a nobis im-
penditur, ad fraternitatem tuam. prxsentia- scripta
dirigere, ut memoratze Ecclesiz visit1tor accedas ;
Sic tamen ut nibil de provectionibus clericorum , re-
ditu , ornitu , ministeriisque , vel quidquid przfati
loci es$e patunerit, Þ a quoquam prasumi paliar's,
se( omnem vigilantiam atque cautelam circa clerum
plebemque ejusdem Ecelesize exhibere te convenit,
ut in vigiliis obsequioque TJ ZZ ecclesiastico $sedulo
DB ac devote debeant deservire , quatenus ſratervitgtis
luz inslantia atque adhortatione tales $e in servitig
divino exhibeant, ut irreprehensibile corum valeat
obsequium reperiri. (Crat. dis. 61, c. 19.)
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