“My work is like that of a man who is trying to clean a piece of ground into which a muddy stream is constantly flowing.” Generous Bishop. Like his predecessor Gregory, pictured here, John actively cared for the poor. The archbishop of Constantinople headed a formidable social service agency—the church—by which hundreds of needy people were helped weekly. To John, it didn’t matter that some took advantage of the church: “Whether [the poor] are worthy or unworthy,” he told his people; “the reward