124. Never protect a wicked man, nor allow the
sacred things to be given over to an unworthy one; on the other hand,
do not harass and press hard on a man whose fault is not clearly
proved. Injustice quickly gives offence in every case, but
especially in the Church, where equity ought to exist, where like
treatment should be given to all, so that a powerful person may not
claim the more, nor a rich man appropriate the more. For whether
we be poor or rich, we are one in Christ. Let him that lives a
holier life claim nothing more thereby for himself; for he ought rather
to be the more humble for it.