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Title: Gregory the Great warns against simony in his letters
Other Titles: Papers presented at the Eighteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies held in Oxford 2019
Volume 27 : from the fifth century onwards (Latin writers) ; female power and its propaganda ; theologizing performance in the Byzantine tradition ; Nachleben
Authors: Scerri, Hector
Keywords: Gregory I, Pope, 540-604
Simony
Christian life
Popes -- Primacy
Canon law
Religiousness
Issue Date: 2021
Publisher: Peeters Publishers
Citation: Scerri, H. (2019). Gregory the Great warns against simony in his letters. In M. Vinzent, M. Chiriatti & D. Olkinuora (Eds.), Studia Patristica. Vol. CXXX - Papers presented at the Eighteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies held in Oxford 2019: Volume 27: From the Fifth Century Onwards (Latin Writers); Female Power and its Propaganda; Theologizing Performance in the Byzantine Tradition; Nachleben (pp. 97-101). Leuven: Peeters Publishers.
Series/Report no.: Studia Patristica;130
Abstract: Gregory the Great, the great master and mentor of pastoral orthopraxis, was cognizant – during his years as bishop of Rome – of many cases of simony in the Church. His great concern on the matter is reflected in the surprising frequency this practice is condemned in his Registrum Epistularum. When referring to this serious issue, Gregory often states “as we have written before”. This is indicative that simony was very common, and that he was using all possible means to curb it through persuasion and reparation. In fact, Gregory tirelessly spares no effort to wipe out greed and simony.
Description: A curious article on how a sixth-century Pope sought to curb simony in the Church. His aim was moral rectitude in a spirit of pastoral solicitude
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/107930
ISBN: 9789042947887
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