The Rule of St. Benedict - Chapter 26. Unauthorized Association With The Excommunicated

(1) If a brother, acting without an order from the abbot, presumes to associate in any way with an excommunicated brother, to converse with him or to send him a message,
(2) he should receive a like punishment of excommunication.

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