whether they take this kind of life by choice. I always see many of the sort who seize the office of teaching in contempt of all good works. They are looking for glory. Paul does not speak in this tone. Rather, he says: whoever aspires to the office of a bishop must be from his heart a righteous man, sincere, good to the core, a model of piety. Thus it is a duty, although a difficult work, for it is exposed to all styles of life, the most contrary of all, even to detractors, and the incumbent is