God, the Pope, and the Church have approved their way of life.

3. But the craftiness of the ancient foe¹⁷ has not on that account ceased against the Friars Minor themselves and against [their] Rule: indeed striving more powerfully against them to sow tares¹⁸ he has meanwhile stirred up rivals agitated by envy, anger and indiscreet justice (who are) biting the friars, and with the barkings of a dog (are) lacerating¹⁹ their Rule as illicit, unobservable and divisive, not attending [as they do] that this holy Rule, as [has been] said before (to have been) instituted with salutary precepts²⁰ and admonitions, ²¹ strengthened by apostolic remarks, ²² approved by very many Roman Pontiffs and even confirmed by the Apostolic See, throroughly fortified by so many divine testimonies, which have been made exceedingly credible in so many holy men living and ending their days in the observance of this kind of Rule, ²³ of whom not a few this same See, on account of their life and miracles, has caused to be inscribed in the album of the Saints, ²⁴ and (which Rule) in almost these very last days by (means of) Our predecessor Pope Gregory X, of pious memory, had been approved on account of (its) evident utility, which concerning this very (matter) the universal Church [Herself] understands, that it has been declared in the General Council of Lyons. ²⁵