The Holy Canons Apostolic Canon 6
Canon 6 Clergy may not take up worldly cares
Ἱεροὶ Κανόνες τῶν Ἁγίων καὶ Πανσέπτων Ἀποστόλων
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Let not a bishop, or presbyter, or deacon take up worldly cares; otherwise, let him be deposed.
Ἐπίσκοπος, ἢ πρεσβύτερος, ἢ διάκονος, κοσμικὰς φροντίδας μὴ ἀναλαμβανέτω· εἰ δὲ μή, καθαιρείσθω.
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