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and that the pope be commemorated, and then thus that the one who was to be raised to patriarch be both elected and installed. Therefore, to induce the patriarch was a difficult task, since he did not immediately resign the presidency. Since, at any rate, he would not resign, they produced witnesses, as it were, of his words to the emperor—and these were the circle of the Dikaiophylax Skoutariotes—that the patriarch had supposedly promised his voluntary cession, if the undertaking should prosper; the hierarchs judged this statement as a complete resignation, and furthermore also the oath, the one as a promise, the other as an outright impediment. For on the one hand swearing not to accept the deed, and on the other promising to cede once it had happened, was certainly indicative of his own resignation, should the deed proceed; for to what end would he be in charge of the church's affairs, when the deed had come to pass, for the sake of 511 which he both made oaths not to accept and promises to cede immediately should it go forward? For these reasons, they voted for his suspension, and on the ninth of the month Hekatombaion his commemoration ceased, and he moved from the Peribleptos to the Lavra at Anaplous. On the sixteenth of the same month, while Nicholas of Chalcedon was celebrating the liturgy at the palace, with the envoys present there together with the emperor, the Apostle was read in two languages, that is, the lection from the book of Acts—for the feast of Peter, the leader of the apostles, was being celebrated, which the church celebrates on the occasion of the deposition of the holy chains—and likewise the holy Gospel was read both in Greek and in Latin, and so in the proper place the pope was also commemorated by the deacon; and this was Gregory, supreme pontiff of the apostolic church, commemorated as ecumenical pope.

23. Concerning the schism of the church in general. From this point the affairs of the church were sick, and people were separated from one another, and one would communicate with this person at the divine assemblies, while others, 'touch not, handle not,' were being scrupulous even about their cups and greetings. And the schism grew greater, and he who yesterday was fully persuaded about this, today turned away. And just as if someone suffering from a diseased spleen, when another illness also occurs, has a double pain, and the former is increased by the affliction of the latter, and these in turn conflict with one another, so that the treatment and reduction of the one becomes an increase of the other and causes the sick person to despair, in the same way it also happened then to the church of God. For while the schism concerning Arsenios was sufficiently advanced, this second one also befell, so that both were the greatest sicknesses and were able to corrupt 513 the great and indivisible body of the church, and in themselves also very incompatible, and again for those of each party to disagree with one another, some in this way, others in another, and some were disposed to the schism simply, others more strictly. Who could worthily lament the events of that time, when indeed every forbidden sin seemed more tolerable in comparison than communicating? For not even as much as had actually been done was being reported to those outside, but they added more and worse things, lavishing the worst, so that they might win over even the one who was in some measure quiet. For both the malice of the speakers and the simple and rustic nature of the listeners induced belief in what was being said. It is prudent, therefore, for the rustic not to be meddlesome, but to be allowed to be saved without meddling. But if someone should move and rouse him supposedly to secure matters of faith, alas, how great the drivel! whatever one might say to persuade him to be moderate towards these things, as one who knows nothing more than the meat-market and the spade and a quiet life. Many, finding the masses to be such—for the account does not touch upon all, those for whom an account of the difference was at hand and history was a concern and they paid attention to the scriptures and they distinguished how great the accusation was and handled matters no less moderately than securely—made the schism greater than it needed to be.

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μνημονεύεσθαι δὲ τὸν πάπαν, καὶ εἶθ' οὕτως καὶ τὸν εἰς πατριάρχην ἀνάγεσθαι μέλλοντα ψηφίζεσθαί τε καὶ καθιστᾶν. Τὸ μὲν οὖν τὸν πατριάρχην παρακινεῖσθαι ἐργῶδες ἦν, ἐπεὶ οὐκ αὐτόθεν ἐκεῖνος παρῃτεῖτο τὴν προ στασίαν. Ὡς γοῦν οὐκ ἦν παραιτεῖσθαι, μάρτυρας τῶν πρὸς βασιλέα λόγων ἐκείνου ὡς ἦν παραστήσαντεςοἱ δ' ἦσαν οἱ περὶ τὸν δικαιοφύλακα Σκουταριώτην, ὡς ὑπισχνουμένου δῆθεν τοῦ πατριάρχου τὴν ἑκουσίαν ἐκχώρησιν, εἰ εὐοδοῖτο τὸ ἔργον, ταύτην τὴν φωνὴν ὡς παραίτησιν τελείαν, προσέτι δὲ καὶ τὸν ὅρκον, ἔκρινον οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς, τὴν μὲν ὡς ὑπόσχεσιν, τὸν δὲ ὡς κωλύμην ἄντικρυς. Τὸ γὰρ ἔνθεν μὲν μὴ καταδέχεσθαι τὴν πρᾶξιν ὀμνύοντα, ἐκεῖθεν δὲ γεγονυίας ἐκχωρεῖν ὑπισχνούμενον, δηλοῦντος ἦν πάντως, προχωρούσης τῆς πράξεως, τὴν ἰδίαν παραίτησιν· ἐπὶ τί γὰρ καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν τῆς ἐκκλησίας πραγμάτων εἶναι, τῆς πράξεως ἀποβάσης, ἧς 511 χάριν καὶ ὅρκους ἐτίθει τοῦ μὴ δέξασθαι καὶ ὑποσχέσεις τοῦ ἐκχωρεῖν αὐτίκα προβάσης; ∆ιά τοι ταῦτα καὶ ἀργίαν ἐκείνου καταψηφίζονται, καί γε μηνὸς ἑκατομβαιῶνος ἐννάτῃ παύεται τὸ τούτου μνημόσυνον, καὶ πρὸς τὴν κατὰ τὸν Ἀνάπλουν Λαύραν ἐκ τῆς Περιβλέπτου μεταφοιτᾷ. Τοῦ δ' αὐτοῦ μηνὸς ἕκτῃ καὶ δεκάτῃ, τοῦ Χαλκηδόνος Νικολάου ἱερουργοῦντος κατὰ τὰ ἀνάκτορα, ἀναγινώσκεται μὲν διττῶς, τῶν πρέσβεων συνάμα τῷ βασιλεῖ ἐκεῖσε παρόντων, ὁ ἀπόστολος, εἴτ' οὖν ἡ περικοπὴ τῆς τῶν Πράξεων βίβλου Πέτρου γὰρ τοῦ κορυφαίου τῶν ἀποστόλων ἤγετο ἑορτή, ἣν ἑορτάζει ἡ ἐκκλησία ἐπὶ τῇ καταθέσει τῶν θείων ἁλύσεων, ἀναγινώσκεται δὲ ὡσαύτως καὶ τὸ θεῖον εὐαγγέλιον Γραικικῶς τε ὁμοῦ καὶ Ῥωμαϊκῶς, καὶ οὕτως κατὰ τόπον οἰκεῖον καὶ ὁ πάπας παρὰ τοῦ διακόνου ἐμνημονεύετο· ὁ δ' ἦν ὁ Γρηγόριος, ἄκρος ἀρχιερεὺς τῆς ἀποστολικῆς ἐκκλησίας καὶ οἰκου μενικὸς πάπας μνημονευόμενος.

κγʹ. Περὶ τοῦ σχίσματος καθόλου τῆς ἐκκλησίας. Ἐντεῦθεν τὰ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ἐνόσει, καὶ διεστέλλοντο ἀπ' ἀλλήλων ἄνθρωποι, καὶ ὁ μὲν ἐκοινώνει τῷδε τῶν θείων συνάξεων, οἱ δὲ μὴ ἅψῃ, μὴ θίγῃς μέχρι καὶ ἐκπωμάτων αὐτῶν καὶ προσφωνημάτων ἀπακριβούμενοι. Ἤρετο δὲ τὸ σχίσμα μεῖζον, καὶ ὁ χθὲς ἐπὶ τῷδε πληροφορούμενος σήμερον ἀπεστρέφετο. Καὶ ὥσπερ εἴ τις κακοσπλάγχνως ἔχων, ἐπισυμβάντος καὶ ἄλλου νοσήματος, διπλοῦν ἔχει τὸ ἄλγος, καὶ τὸ πρότερον αὔξεται τῇ τοῦ ἐπιγενομένου προσκρούσει, ἐκεῖνα δ' αὖθις πρὸς ἄλληλα διαφέρετον, ὥστε τὸ εἰς θεραπείαν τούτου καὶ συστολὴν εἰς αὔξην θατέρου γίνεσθαι καὶ ἀπαγο ρεύειν τὸν κάμνοντα, τὸν αὐτὸν τρόπον καὶ τότε τῇ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐκκλησίᾳ συνέ βαινε. Προόντος γὰρ ἀποχρώντως τοῦ κατὰ τὸν Ἀρσένιον σχίσματος, ἐπισυμπίπτει καὶ δεύτερον τόδε, ὥστ' εἶναι μὲν καὶ ἄμφω τὰ μέγιστα ἀρρωστήματα καὶ τὸ μέγα τῆς ἐκκλησίας σῶμα καὶ ἀστασίαστον οἷά τε 513 διαλυμαίνεσθαι, καθ' αὑτὰ δὲ καὶ λίαν ἀξύμβατα, αὐτοὺς δ' αὖθις τοὺς ἑκατέρας μερίδος πρὸς ἀλλήλους διαφωνεῖν καὶ τοὺς μὲν οὕτως, τοὺς δ' ἄλλως, καὶ τοὺς μὲν ἁπλῶς, τοὺς δ' ἀκριβέστερον, ἐπὶ τῷ σχίσματι δια κεῖσθαι. Τίς ἂν τὰ τότε ἀξίως θρηνήσοι, ὅπου γε καὶ πᾶν καὶ τῶν ἀπειρημέ νων πλημμέλημα οὐδὲν ἐδόκει καὶ εἰς συγκρίσεως λόγον τοῦ κοινωνεῖν ἀνεκτότερον; Οὐδὲ γὰρ ὅσον καὶ πέπρακτο ἐπὶ τοῖς ἔξω διεφημίζετο, ἀλλὰ προσετίθουν πλείω καὶ χείριστα, ἐπιδαψιλευόμενοι τοῖς κακίστοις, ὡς ἂν ὑπαγάγοιεν καὶ τὸν ποσῶς ἡσυχάζοντα. Τό τε γὰρ τῶν λεγόντων κακοῦργον καὶ τὸ τῶν ἀκουόντων ἰδιωτικὸν καὶ ἀγροῖκον ἐπῆγε πίστιν τοῖς λεγομένοις. Σῶφρον μὲν οὖν τὸν ἀγροῖκον μὴ πολυπραγμονεῖν, ἀλλ' ἀπραγμόνως ἐᾶσθαι σῴζεσθαι. Εἰ δέ τις κινοίη καὶ διεγείροι πρὸς τὸ δῆθεν ἀσφαλίζεσθαι τὰ ἐς πίστιν, φεῦ τῆς κορύζης ὁπόση· ὅ τι δ' ἄν τις ἐκεῖνον καὶ πείσειε λέγων, μετριάζειν πρὸς ταῦτα, ὡς μηδὲν πλέον εἰδότα μακέλλης τε καὶ σκαπάνης καὶ βιοτῆς ἀπράγμονος. Τοιούτους πολλοὶ τοὺς πολλοὺς εὑρόντεςοὐδὲ γὰρ πάντων ὁ λόγος ἅπτεται, οἷς δὴ καὶ λόγος τῆς διαφορᾶς προειστήκει καὶ ἱστορίαι μέλημα ἧν καὶ γραφαῖς προσεῖχον καὶ τὸ τῆς αἰτιάσεως ὁπόσον ἦν διεγίνωσκον καὶ οὐχ ἧττον μετρίως ἢ ἀσφαλῶς ἐχρῶντο τοῖς πράγμασι, μεῖζον ἐποίουν ἢ ὅσον ἔδει τὸ σχίσμα.