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Chapter XI.—The
Bishops of Rome.
After Innocent, Zosimus
governed the Roman church for two years: and after him Boniface933
presided over it for three years. He was succeeded by Celestinus. And
this Celestinus took away the churches from the Novatians at Rome also,
and obliged Rusticula their bishop to hold his meetings secretly in
private houses. Until this time the Novatians had flourished
exceedingly in Rome, possessing many churches there, which were
attended by large congregations. But envy attacked them also, as soon
as the Roman episcopate, like that of Alexandria, extended itself
beyond the limits of ecclesiastical jurisdiction, and degenerated into
its present state of secular domination. For thenceforth the bishops
would not suffer even those who agreed with them in matters of faith to
enjoy the privilege of assembling in peace, but stripped them of all
they possessed, praising them merely for these agreements in faith. The
bishops of Constantinople kept themselves free from this [sort of
conduct]; inasmuch as in addition to tolerating them and permitting
them to hold their assemblies within the city, as I have already
stated,934
they treated them with every mark of Christian regard.
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