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Canon 7

Si iudex cuiuslibet ordinis clericum publicis actionibus inclinare presumpserit aut pro quibuslibet causis absque conscientia et permissum episcopi distringere aut calumniis uel iniuriis affici presumpserit, a communione priuetur, sic tamen ut episcopus de reputatis conditionibus clericorum neglegentias emendare non tardet.

(ed. de Clercq 1963: 292–293)

Canon 7

If a judge dares punish a cleric of whatever rank by public actions or detain him for whatever reason without the bishop's knowledge and permission, or dares harm him by calumnies or injustice, he should be deprived of communion. At the same time, however, the bishop should not hinder the correction of negligence on the part of the clerics, once again considering the situations [they were involved in].

(trans. J. Szafranowski)

Place of event:

Region

Gaul

City

Clichy

About the source:

Title: Council of Clichy, Concilium Clippiacense anno 626/627
Origin: Clichy (Gaul)
Denomination: Catholic/Nicene/Chalcedonian

The Council of Clichy was convoked by King Chlotar II on the 27th of September. It is quite problematic to establish the exact year of the council. The acts mention that the bishops gathered in the 43rd year of Chlotar`s rule, but since Chlotar became king either in the end of September or the beginning of October, this could mean either 626 or 627. The synod in Clichy was much smaller in scale than the Fifth Council of Paris called by Chlotar some twelve years earlier. Forty bishops attended the council, and two more sent their representatives, which were one abbot and one deacon.

Edition:

C. de Clercq ed., Concilia Galliae a. 511-a. 695, Corpus Christianorum. Series Latina 148 A, Turnhout 1963.

Translation:

J. Gaudemet, B. Basdevant, Les canons des conciles mérovingiens VIe-VIIe siècles, Sources chrétiennes 353, Paris 1989.

Categories:

Described by a title - Clericus

Public law - Ecclesiastical

Relation with - Bishop/Monastic superior

Relation with - Secular authority

Administration of justice - Ecclesiastical

Administration of justice - Secular

Please quote this record referring to its author, database name, number, and, if possible, stable URL: J. Szafranowski, Presbyters in the Late Antique West, ER1603, http://presbytersproject.ihuw.pl/index.php?id=6&SourceID=1603