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Canon 33

Overview

This canon forbids clergy from participating in the baptisms or sacrifices of heretics, equating such actions with fellowship between Christ and Satan.

1Command 33: If a bishop, priest, or deacon participates in the baptism of heretics or in their sacrifices, we decree that they shall be deposed. For what fellowship does righteousness have with unrighteousness? What communion does light have with darkness? What agreement does Christ have with Belial? Or what part does a believer have with an unbeliever?