Ambrose (Tier,
340-397), On
the Holy Spirit,
Bk. 3, Ch 18,
ML 16, 808
"See that sins are forgiven
through the Holy Spirit. But men
make use of their ministry for
the forgiveness of sins, they
do not exercise the right of any
power of their own. For they
forgive sins not in their own
name but in that of the Father and
of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit. They ask, the Godhead gives,
the service is of man, the gift
is of the Power on high."
Jerome
(Stridon, 345-419), Letters, No. 14, ML 22, 352
"Far be it to censure the
successors of the apostles, who with
holy words consecrate the body
of Christ, and who make us
Christians. Having the keys of
the kingdom of heaven,
they judge men to some extent
before the day of judgment,
and guard the chastity of the
Bride of Christ."