Suárez argues in Disputationes Metaphysicae that ontological status cannot be split across a single relation without collapsing into a contradiction about the relation's own mode of being.

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Disputationes Metaphysicae(the specific work by Suárez): A famous Latin title meaning 'Metaphysical Discussions'—it's Suárez's most important written work where he explores deep questions about existence and reality.
Mode of being(Used by James to characterize the ontological status of relations): A way a thing is that does not differ from the thing so as to constitute another essence or thing
Ontological status(in metaphysics (the study of what exists)): What kind of thing something is considered to be or how real it exists—for example, whether something is a physical object, a concept, a property, or something else entirely.
Suárez(the philosopher being discussed): Francisco Suárez was a Spanish philosopher from the 1500s-1600s who wrote extensively about metaphysics (the study of what exists and why). He's one of the most influential philosophers of his time, especially in debates about how things relate to each other.

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