Why Christ Cleansed the Temple

It is ordained by human and divine law, my brothers and sisters, that we should obey God rather than follow those braggarts who through their loathsome jealousy would plunge us into confusion. We shall incur no common harm, but great danger, if we recklessly deliver ourselves to the whims of people who by rushing into strife and discord try to seduce us from what is right. Let us rather be kind to one another, in harmony with the compassion and sweetness of him who is our Maker.
For Christ belongs to the lowly of heart, not to those who exalt themselves over his flock. He who is the scepter of God's majesty, Jesus Christ our Lord, came not in pompous ostentation or arrogance (though he might well have done so) but humbly even as the Holy Spirit had foretold of him...
You see, dear friends, what a model we have been given. For if the Lord was so humble of heart, what shall be our course, who thanks to him have come under the yoke of his grace?

-Saint Clement of Rome

Saint Clement of Rome (97) was the third successor of Saint Peter.