1Paulinus asks Pope Zosimus to deal with Pelagius and Caelestius as Innocent did, condemning them if they persist.
2Paulinus recalls Zosimus's questions to Caelestius at Rome and Caelestius's refusal to condemn what was charged against him.
3Caelestius's denial of original sin and of infants' need of baptism is opposed by Pelagius's own disavowal at Diospolis, by Cyprian, Ambrose, Gregory, Innocent and Zosimus.
4Paulinus explains why he did not answer the summons to Rome: Caelestius, the appellant, had not pursued his appeal.
5Caelestius, a cunning fox, has been exposed and cut off; the booklet is sent through the subdeacon Marcellinus.
Not honoured as a saint or in a church calendar by the Catholic, Orthodox, or Protestant traditions. A deacon of Milan in good standing in the church of his time; no tradition's calendar honours him.
Date
417/418 (probable) · Presented to Pope Zosimus after Caelestius's hearing in Rome.
Written at
Rome, Italy (probable)
Addressed to
Pope Zosimus
Language
Latin
Genre
treatise
Reference system
paragraph (5 numbered paragraphs, Migne)
SBL abbreviation
Lib. adv. Coel.Not yet checked
Text from
J.-P. Migne, ed., Patrologiae cursus completus, series Latina, vol. 20 (Paris, 1845-1846), digital text of the printed volume; column range not yet checked (Printed edition (Migne, 1844-1864) in the public domain; digital text CC BY-SA 4.0)