Canon 36
That all those expelled from the priesthood must remain in the rank of laity for life.
It is also stated that if presbyters or deacons are convicted of some grave sin (βαρύτερᾳ ἀμαρτίᾳ), for which it is necessary to remove them from ministry, then one should not lay hands on them as repentant or faithful laymen and allow them, having received baptism for the second time, to ascend to the rank of clergy.
Greek original
Ὁμοίως ἐβεβαιώθη, ὡς, ἐάν ποτε πρεσβύτεροι, ἢ διάκονοι, ἐπί τινι βαρυτέρᾳ ἁμαρτίᾳ ἐλεγχθῶσι, τῇ ἀναγκαίως αὐτοὺς τῆς λειτουργίας ἀποκινούσῃ, μὴ ἐπιτίθεσθαι αὐτοῖς χεῖρας ὡς μετανοοῦσιν, ἢ ὡς πιστοῖς λαϊκοῖς· μηδὲ ἐπιτρέπεσθαι αὐτοῖς, ὥστε ἀναβαπτιζομένους πρὸς τὸν τοῦ κλήρου βαθμὸν προκόπτειν.[1]
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