If any presbyters have been advanced without examination, or if upon examination they have made confession of crime, and men acting in violation of the canon have laid hands upon them, notwithstanding their confession, such the canon does not admit; for the Catholic Church requires that which is blameless.
The council recognize that some elders may be in position without having been previously properly examined or who has fallen into sin—either of which would cause disqualification from the position. It also recognized that some held there position absolved them from the consequences of past sin. In either case, the elder had to be removed.
The council recognize that some elders may be in position without having been previously properly examined or who has fallen into sin—either of which would cause disqualification from the position. It also recognized that some held there position absolved them from the consequences of past sin. In either case, the elder had to be removed.
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