Bonaventure

Just as that law, Deuteronomy 15: There shall be no needy person or beggar among you, was not given against the mendicancy of the poor, but against the tightfistedness of the rich — which is clear from the fact that in the same chapter it is added: The poor shall not be wanting in the land of your habitation; therefore I command you to open your hand to your needy and poor brother — so also this law is given to bishops who have abundance for the sustenance of poor clerics, especially those who are not in want voluntarily but by …

Disputed Questions on Evangelical Perfection, Question 2 ↗