Правило 35
About the procedure for approving the sale of church property that does not generate income, in case of extreme need.
It was decided that no one would sell church property. If the property does not generate income, and yet extreme necessity forces it to be sold, you need to announce this to the head of that metropolitan region and consult with a certain number of bishops on what to do. And if necessity forces the Church to be in such a hurry that there is no possibility of conferring before the sale, let the bishop call at least neighboring bishops as witnesses, and at the same time take care to inform the Council about all the circumstances that have developed in his Church. If he does not take care of this, then let him be guilty before God and the Council and deprived of his honor.
Greek original
Ὁμοίως ἤρεσεν, ἵνα πρᾶγμα ἐκκλησιαστικὸν μηδεὶς πιπράσκῃ. Ὅπερ πρᾶγμα, ἐὰν προσόδους μὴ ἔχῃ, καὶ πολλή τις ἐπείγῃ ἀνάγκη, τοῦτο ἐμφανίζεσθαι τῷ πρωτεύοντι τῆς αὐτῆς ἐπαρχίας, καὶ μετὰ τοῦ ὡρισμένου ἀριθμοῦ τῶν ἐπισκόπων βουλεύεσθαι, τὶ δεῖ πράξαι. Εἰ δὲ τοσαύτη ἐπεῖγοι ἀνάγκη τῆς ἐκκλησίας, ὡς μὴ δύνασθαι πρὸ τοῦ πωλεῖν βουλεύεσθαι, κἃν τοὺς γειτνιῶντας πρὸς μαρτυρίαν καλέσῃ ὁ ἐπίσκοπος, φροντίδα ποιούμενος τοῦ ἁποδεῖξαι τῇ συνόδῳ πάσας τὰς συμβάσας τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ αὐτοῦ περιστάσεις· ὅπερ εἰ μὴ ποιήσει, ὑπεύθυνος τῷ Θεῷ καὶ τῇ συνόδῳ φανῇ ὁ πιπράσκων, καὶ ἀλλότριος τῆς οἰκείας τιμῆς.[1]
Parallel canons
Ап.3839404173IVВс.2426Трул.3549VIIВс.111213Анкир.15Антиох.2425Карф.33Кир.2Феоф.10