Правило 2 (3) Григория Неокесарийского

But a serious matter is extortion, and it is impossible in a single message to offer divine scriptures in which not only robbery, but also covetousness and appropriation of other people’s things in general, for the sake of vile profit, are declared as a disgusting and terrible thing, and anyone guilty of it is subject to alienation from the Church of God. that, during the invasion of the barbarians, amid a lot of oppression and a lot of crying, some dared, this time threatening the destruction of everyone, to consider for themselves a time of self-interest, this is characteristic of wicked and God-hating people who have reached the extreme degree of vileness. Therefore, it is considered fair to excommunicate all such people from the church, lest anger come to the whole people, and first of all to the leaders themselves, who do not seek punishment for this. For I fear, as the scripture says, lest the wicked destroy the righteous with himself (Gen. 18:28). For, the scripture says: fornication and covetousness, for their sake the wrath of God is coming on the disobedient sons. Do not be a partaker of this. For there was sometimes darkness, but now there is light in the Lord: walk as children of light: for the fruit of light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth that tempts, which is pleasing to the Lord, and do not join in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, and rather reprove. For the one who is found to be away from them is shameful to eat and say: but all who are convicted are of the light (Eph. 5:6-18): this is what the apostle says. If some, having suffered punishment for former covetousness, which existed during the time of peace, turn back at the very time of wrath to covetousness, gaining greed from the blood and death of people fleeing, or captives killed: then what else should we expect, unless that those who strive for covetousness will accumulate wrath for themselves and for the whole people? (Carth. 5; Gregory of Nyssa. 6). This rule speaks of “covetousness” (πλεονεξία), which, according to the Apostle Paul (Col. 3:5), is the root of all evil and other crimes against the property of neighbors. In the interpretation of the 6th rule of St. Gregory of Nyssa, we will dwell longer on the issue of extortion. Regarding Christians, who, during the onslaught of the barbarians on Pontus, discovered a tendency to covetousness, trying to take advantage of, appropriate other people's property for the sake of vile profit (επί αισχροκέρδεια), Saint Gregory of Neocaesarea, in his present rule, says that all of them should be excommunicated (έκκηρύξαι) from the church, subject them, therefore, to the most severe punishment to which the laity can be sentenced for serious crimes. You might be interested in: