We Are Bound To Give Sinners Spiritual Aid

All the friars, both the ministers, who are servants, and their subjects, should be careful not to be upset or angry when anyone falls into sin or gives bad example; the devil would be only too glad to ensnare many others through one man's sin. They are bound, on the contrary, to give the sinner spiritual aid, as best they can.

Saint Francis of Assisi
THE RULE OF 1221
Chapter 5

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