The Holy Canons Apostolic Canon 62
Canon 62 A cleric who denies Christ or his clerical name
Ἱεροὶ Κανόνες τῶν Ἁγίων καὶ Πανσέπτων Ἀποστόλων
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If any cleric, through fear of men, whether of a Jew, or a pagan, or a heretic, denies: if it is the name of Christ, let him be cast out; but if it is the name of cleric, let him be deposed; and having repented, let him be received as a layman.
Εἴ τις κληρικὸς διὰ φόβον ἀνθρώπινον, Ἰουδαίου ἢ Ἕλληνος ἢ αἱρετικοῦ, ἀρνήσεται, εἰ μὲν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἀποβαλλέσθω· εἰ δὲ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ κληρικοῦ, καθαιρείσθω· μετανοήσας δέ, ὡς λαϊκὸς δεχθήτω.
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