Gasquet, Francis Aidan, 1846-1929 · London : Methuen · leaf 83
told to obey withoutquestion or hesitation the decision of the superior. It isof course needless to say that this obedience did notextend to the commission of evil, even were any such acommand ever imposed. Upon this principle of implicitobedience to authority depended the power and successof the… … THOMAS, ABBOT OF ST. ALBAN S 44 ENGLISH MONASTIC LIFE was chosen. According to the monastic rule, he was tobe elected by the universal suffrages of his future subjects.In practice these could be made known in one of threeways: (i) By individual voting, per viam scrutinii; (2)by the choice of a…
Monasteries · Monasticism and religious orders
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