Ethiopian Broader Canon

Canon 37

Gitsew · Section 38 of 57 · 1 passages

1Command 37: If a priest is found eating within the church and drinking, let it be known that this is not the case if he is in a place of business, due to a journey, or in a lodging. If a bishop is found doing this, let him be deposed, for he says to the people, 'Do not despise the word.' If a priest, deacon, or subdeacon is found doing this, let them be expelled. If a priest is lame, blind, or has a defect in his hand, let him be expelled. The same applies to a layperson who does this.