Concerning things belonging to the church, which presbyters may have sold when there was no bishop, it is decreed that the Church property shall be reclaimed; and it shall be in the discretion of the bishop whether it is better to receive the purchase price, or not; for oftentimes the revenue of the things sold might yield them the greater value.
If a church was without an overseer, an elder was not allowed to sell church property. If he should, the overseer could reclaim it for the church unless he determined that the sale yielded more value than retaining the property.
And here I thought the current Presbyterian Church (USA) issues with church property was something new.
If a church was without an overseer, an elder was not allowed to sell church property. If he should, the overseer could reclaim it for the church unless he determined that the sale yielded more value than retaining the property.
And here I thought the current Presbyterian Church (USA) issues with church property was something new.
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