The Rule of St. Benedict - Chapter 65. The Prior Of The Monastery

(1) Too often in the past, the appointment of a prior has been the source of serious contention in monasteries.
(2) Some priors, puffed up by the evil spirit of pride and thinking of themselves as second abbots, usurp tyrannical power and foster contention and discord in their communities.
(3) This occurs especially in monasteries where the same bishop and the same abbots appoint both abbot and prior.
(4) It is easy to see what an absurd arrangement this is, because from the very first moment of his appointment as prior he is given grounds for pride,
(5) as his thoughts suggest to him that he is exempt from his abbot's authority.
(6) "After all, you were made prior by the same men who made the abbot."

(7) This is an open invitation to envy, quarrels, slander, rivalry, factions and disorders of every kind,
(8) with the result that, while abbot and prior pursue conflicting policies, their own souls are inevitably endangered by this discord;
(9) and at the same time the monks under them take sides and so go to their ruin.
(10) The responsibility for this evil and dangerous situation rests on the heads of those who initiated such a state of confusion.

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