The Holy Canons Nicaea I Canon 10
Canon 10 Lapsed men ordained are deposed when discovered
Κανόνες τῆς ἐν Νικαίᾳ Ἁγίας καὶ Οἰκουμενικῆς Α´ Συνόδου
The First Ecumenical Council · Nicaea, 325 · convened by the emperor Constantine · First Ecumenical Council: Nicaea I (325) on the map
As many of the lapsed as have been promoted, whether through ignorance or even with the foreknowledge of those who promoted them, this does not prejudice the ecclesiastical canon; for when they are made known, they are deposed.
Ὅσοι προεχειρίσθησαν τῶν παραπεπτωκότων, κατ᾿ ἄγνοιαν, ἢ καὶ προειδότων τῶν προχειρισαμένων, τοῦτο οὐ προκρίνει τῷ κανόνι τῷ ἐκκλησιαστικῷ· γνωσθέντες γάρ, καθαιροῦνται.
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