XXIII Per annum: Se il colpevole è un “fratello”

The article XXIII Per annum discusses the process for addressing faults committed by a brother, according to a report by SettimanaNews.

The text outlines a step by step approach to reconciliation. It instructs that if a person commits a fault against another, the matter should first be addressed privately between the two individuals. If the person listens, the relationship is preserved. If they do not listen, one or two additional people should be brought in so that the matter is settled based on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

If the individual still refuses to listen, the matter must be brought to the community. The report notes that if the person does not listen even to the community, they should be treated as a pagan or a tax collector. The text concludes by stating that what is bound on earth will be bound in heaven and what is loosed on earth will be loosed in heaven.