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St Basil the Great, tr. Lowther Clarke, 1925
Rule 109: May the Male Superior Speak Frequently with the Female Superior, Especially If…
Yes, since the apostle said: “Why is my liberty judged by another conscience ’1 but it is well to imitate him when he says: “We did not use this right, that we may cause no hindrance to the Gospel of Christ,”2 and as far as lies in our power to make such meetings rare and speedily broken off.
Notes
- 11 Cor. x. 29.
- 1 Cor. ix. 12.