The Holy Canons Apostolic Canon 83
Canon 83 Clergy may not serve in the army
Ἱεροὶ Κανόνες τῶν Ἁγίων καὶ Πανσέπτων Ἀποστόλων
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A bishop, or presbyter, or deacon who gives himself to military service and wishes to hold both, Roman office and priestly administration, let him be deposed. For the things of Caesar, to Caesar; and the things of God, to God.
Ἐπίσκοπος, ἢ πρεσβύτερος, ἢ διάκονος, στρατείᾳ σχολάζων καὶ βουλόμενος ἀμφότερα κατέχειν, Ῥωμαϊκὴν ἀρχὴν καὶ ἱερατικὴν διοίκησιν, καθαιρείσθω. Τὰ γὰρ Καίσαρος, Καίσαρι· καὶ τὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ, τῷ Θεῷ.
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