Canon 8
On church proceedings (acceptance and consideration of charges against bishops).
There are many people of bad behavior who believe that they should blame fathers and bishops at every opportunity. These should not be accepted.
Greek original
Νουμίδιος ἐπίσκοπος Μαζουλιτάνος εἶπεν· Εἰσὶ πολλοὶ οὐκ ἀγαθῆς ἀναστροφῆς, οἵτινες ἡγοῦνται τοὺς πατέρας καὶ ἐπισκόπους, ὡς ἔτυχεν, ὀφείλειν ἐνάγεσθαι· τοὺς τοιούτους δεῖ προσδέχεσθαι, ἢ μή; Αὐρήλιος ἐπίσκοπος εἶπεν· Ἀρέσκει τοίνυν τῇ ἀγάπῃ ὑμῶν, τοὺς εἴς τινα μύση ἐμπεπλεγμένους, κατὰ πατέρων φωνὴν κατηγορίας ἀποτίθεσθαι; Ἐκ πάντων τῶν ἐπισκόπων ἐλέχθη· Ἐὰν διαβέβληται ὁ τοιοῦτος, μὴ προσδεχθῇ.
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