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He who takes usury, even if he desires to squander unrighteous gain on the poor, will henceforth be free from the disease of covetousness and may be accepted into the priesthood. (Ap. 44; I Om. 17; Trul. 10; Laod. 4; Carth. 5; Gregory of Nyssa. 6). Many rules speak about the fact that none of the clergy should engage in covetousness and that those caught in this should be defrocked. Hence, it was completely natural not to accept into the clergy lay people who were involved in covetousness. When asked about this by Amphilochius, Basil the Great answers in this canon that a layman who traded in extortion could be awarded the priesthood only if he distributed the profits unjustly obtained through extortion to the poor with the promise that he would never engage in such extortion again. See interpretations of 44 Ap. and 17 rules of I Omni. Council in this edition, vol. I, 113–114, 229–230. You might be interested in: