The Brothers Are Forbidden Beasts of Burden
"I enjoin all my brothers, be they clerics or laics, whether they go through the world or reside somewhere, that they have no beast of burden, either with them, or in the keeping of others, or any other way. Nor are they permitted to ride horseback unless they are constrained by infirmity or great necessity." --St. Francis Rule of 1221, Chapter XV
Francis's compassion extended to animals, not wanting to put undue burden upon them, just as he was with people.
"I enjoin all my brothers, be they clerics or laics, whether they go through the world or reside somewhere, that they have no beast of burden, either with them, or in the keeping of others, or any other way. Nor are they permitted to ride horseback unless they are constrained by infirmity or great necessity." --St. Francis Rule of 1221, Chapter XV
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