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He who has a wife corrupted by him shall be subject to penance for corruption, but may he be allowed to have her as his wife.
(Ap. 67; Basil the Great. 22).
Φθορά (stuprum, corruption, defilement) in the true sense of the word - says Balsamon in the interpretation of this rule - refers to a girl who is still a minor 60; Thus, the guilty of this crime is the one who dishonored a young, immature maiden, moreover, through violence (βιασάμενος, Ap. 67). For such a crime, the culprit is punished by excommunication from Holy Communion (Ap. 67), according to the 22nd rule of Basil the Great, for four years. After undergoing penance, he could marry the one he had dishonored, unless, of course, there were other obstacles, but he no longer had the right to marry another (Ap. 67).
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