Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series II/Volume XI/John Cassian/Conferences of John Cassian, Part I/Conference VII/Chapter 29

Chapter XXIX.

An objection, asking why those who are tormented by unclean spirits are separated from the Lord&#8217;s communion.

is it that we see them not only scorned and shunned by everybody, but actually always kept away from the Lord&#8217;s communion in our provinces, in accordance with these words of the gospel: &#8220;Give not that which is holy to the dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine;&#8221; while you tell us that somehow we ought to hold that the humiliation of this temptation is brought upon them with a view to their purification and profit?
 * &#160; And how