The Holy Canons Apostolic Canon 42
Canon 42 Clergy given to dice and drunkenness
Ἱεροὶ Κανόνες τῶν Ἁγίων καὶ Πανσέπτων Ἀποστόλων
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A bishop, or presbyter, or deacon who gives himself to dice and drunkenness, let him either cease or be deposed.
Ἐπίσκοπος, ἢ πρεσβύτερος, ἢ διάκονος, κύβοις σχολάζων, καὶ μέθαις, ἢ παυσάσθω, ἢ καθαιρείσθω.
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