The Holy Canons Apostolic Canon 55
Canon 55 A cleric who insults the bishop
Ἱεροὶ Κανόνες τῶν Ἁγίων καὶ Πανσέπτων Ἀποστόλων
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If any cleric insults the bishop, let him be deposed; for you shall not speak evil of the ruler of your people.
Εἴ τις κληρικὸς ὑβρίσοι τὸν ἐπίσκοπον, καθαιρείσθω· ἄρχοντα γὰρ τοῦ λαοῦ σου οὐκ ἐρεῖς κακῶς.
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