Canon 1
About the possibility of staying in the priesthood. ordination and ordination of eunuchs.
If someone's limbs are taken away by doctors during illness, or someone is castrated by barbarians, let him remain in the clergy. If someone, being healthy, castrated himself, such a person, even if he was ranked among the clergy, should be excluded, and from now on none of these should be promoted to the clergy. And since it is clear that this is said about those who act in this way deliberately and dare to emasculate themselves, then if someone is emasculated by barbarians or masters and nevertheless turns out to be worthy, the rule admits such to the clergy.
Greek original
Εἴ τις ἐν νόσῳ ὑπὸ ἰατρῶν ἐχειρουργήθη, ἢ ὑπὸ βαρβάρων ἐξετμήθη, οὗτος μενέτω ἐν τῷ κλήρῳ. Εἰ δέ τις ὑγιαίνων ἑαυτὸν ἐξέτεμε, τοῦτον καὶ ἐν τῷ κλήρῳ ἐξεταζόμενον, πεπαῦσθαι προσήκει· καὶ ἐκ τοῦ δεῦρο, μηδένα τῶν τοιούτων χρῆναι προάγεσθαι. Ὥσπερ δὲ τοῦτο πρόδηλον, ὅτι περὶ τῶν ἐπιτηδευόντων τὸ πρᾶγμα, καὶ τολμώντων ἑαυτοὺς ἐκτέμνειν εἴρηται· οὕτως, εἴ τινες ὑπὸ βαρβάρων, ἢ δεσποτῶν εὐνουχίσθησαν, εὑρίσκοιντο δὲ ἄλλως ἄξιοι, τοὺς τοιούτους εἰς κλῆρον προσίεται ὁ κανών.
Parallel canons
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