St. Benedict's Rule For Monasteries

Society’s ability to remain culturally distinct lies in the expectations placed on those who make up society. Each value society upholds shapes their society and differentiates them from ‘barbarians’ and ‘foreigners’. These values are self- designated and give society a sense of identity and community. Henceforth members of society begin to view outsiders as bizarre as they do not meet the criteria of their civilization. In St. Benedict’s Rule for Monasteries a sharp division is established between what constitutes being a monk and abiding by the rules and the outside world of secular Christians. While in the Franciscan Order there are distinction between the monks and the secular Christians but it is not as well defined and there are constant
They were not required to be separate from society in the form the monks from St. Benedict’s Rule were. They became Christian scholars at universities where they challenged the new Latin translated Greek works of Aristotle and other philosophers. Deviating from past monasteries, which kept the monks isolated, and away from interactions with the secular Christian world. The Franciscans even came to hold positions as inquisitors during the fourteenth century. This shows their society was unlike any monasteries before them. They set out to actively influence secular society while remaining separate from it.
Even though the Franciscan order held clear differences from St. Benedict’s Rule, they too established a set of rules to distinguish themselves from past monasteries even though some rules were quite similar they still served as a distinction from the civilizations of Christians outside the Franciscan order. The Franciscans were to live in obedience observing only the holy gospel of Jesus Christ. This brings obedience as another value upheld to distinguish the monastery from the ‘outsiders’. Their obedience symbolizes a devotion to the Church that is not seen in the secular Christian world. The Franciscans should