text_original: Yet to all, whatever their rank i and power might be, Gregory writes as a spiritual father" ^ who has authority to rebuke, to admonish, to command ' Digitized by VjOOQIC The Last Years of Gregory VI L 157 his children. The close connexion between the Papacy and all parts of the spiritual empire was farther main  tained, not only by letters and legates, but by the attendance of bishops at the synods in Rome.
text_transcription: YET TO ALL WHATEVER THEIR RANK AND POWER MIGHT BE GREGORY WRITES AS A SPIRITUAL FATHER WHO HAS AUTHORITY TO REBUKE TO ADMONISH TO COMMAND HIS CHILDREN THE CLOSE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PAPACY AND ALL PARTS OF THE SPIRITUAL EMPIRE WAS FURTHER MAINTAINED NOT ONLY BY LETTERS AND LEGATES BUT BY THE ATTENDANCE OF BISHOPS AT THE SYNODS IN ROME
phonemes: jˈɛt tʊ ˈɔːl, wʌtˈɛvɚ ðɛɹ ɹˈæŋk ˈaɪ ænd pˈaʊɚ mˌaɪt bˈiː, ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹi ɹˈaɪts æz ɐ spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl fˈɑːðɚ" hˌuː hɐz ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi tə ɹᵻbjˈuːk, tʊ ɐdmˈɑːnɪʃ, tə kəmˈænd dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk ðə lˈæst jˈɪɹz ʌv ɡɹˈɛɡɚɹi vˌiːˈaɪ ˈɛl wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən hɪz tʃˈɪldɹən. ðə klˈoʊs kənˈɛkʃən bᵻtwˌiːn ðə pˈæpəsi ænd ˈɔːl pˈɑːɹts ʌvðə spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl ˈɛmpaɪɚ wʌz fˈɑːɹðɚ mˈeɪn tˈeɪnd, nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli baɪ lˈɛɾɚz ænd lˈɛɡeɪts, bˌʌt baɪ ðɪ ɐtˈɛndəns ʌv bˈɪʃəps æt ðə sˈɪnɑːdz ɪn ɹˈoʊm.