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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Cyprian
For the faith of the sacred Scripture sets forth that the Church is not without, nor can be separated nor divided against itself, but maintains the unity of an inseparable and undivided house; since it is written of the sacrament of the passover, and of the lamb, which Lamb designated Christ: "In one house shall it be eaten: ye shall not carry forth the flesh abroad out of the house." Which also we see expressed concerning Rahab, who herself also bore a type of the Church, who received the command which said, "Thou shalt bring thy …
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
But the reason for avoiding a heretic is that one must start from the beginning, if a heretic is to be corrected: "those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick" (Matt 9:12). Therefore, he should not be dismissed, until it is obvious that he cannot be cured; but if he cannot be cured, then he should be dismissed: "I will condemn you out of your own mouth" (Luke 19:22).
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