Letter VI, from Pope Anastasius II to the Bishops of Gaul

To the most beloved brothers, all the bishops established throughout Gaul, Anastasius pope. Chapter I: The Communion of Catholic Bishops; The Heresy Reported by Aeonius of Arles 1. Good and pleasant is the Davidic word: For brethren to dwell together in unity (Ps. 132:1). For although spaces of lands separate us in distance, yet by […]

The Constituta of Pope Gelasius I, Which the Bishops Receive at Their Ordination

The Constituta of Pope Gelasius, which the bishops receive at their ordination; in which, among other matters, the ordinations of Africans are prohibited — taken from the Diurnum Pontificum and from other manuscript codices worthy of trust. Pope [name], to the clergy, order, and people residing in [name of city], dearly beloved sons, greetings in […]

The Tractate of Pope Gelasius Against the Pelagian Heresy

Pope Gelasius I, Against the Pelagian Heresy. He demonstrates that man does not live without sin, and [explains] the apostle’s saying that “the unbelieving husband is sanctified through the believing wife” (1 Cor. 7), etc., and declares the mystery of the resurrection. Chapter I: That the Pelagian Heresy Has Been Justly Condemned by Our Forebears […]