Abtilis

Canon 23

Overview

This canon states that a believer who castrates himself shall be expelled from the church for three years, as he is an enemy to God's creation and has killed his own soul.

1Abṭelis, 23. If a believer castrates himself, let him be expelled from the house of the church for three years. For he is an enemy to the creation of God, and he has killed his own soul.