Pope Siricius (334 – 26 November 399) was the Pope from December 384 to his death in 399. He was successor to Pope Damasus I and was himself succeeded by Pope Anastasius I.
... success, to circumvent, under specious pretexts, the supreme pontiff himself; and PopeSiricius therefore was brought so far as to be almost on the point of separating Paulinus from his communion.
In his directive of 385, PopeSiricius silenced objections made by those who appealed to the Old Testament traditions, whereby the clergy were permitted to avail themselves of the marital rights ...