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Canon XXXII.

Canons of Local Councils Received Ecumenically (Ancyra, Gangra, Neocaesarea, Antioch, Laodicea) · The Seven Holy Ecumenical Councils

Canon XXXII.

LocalE 5.39.1

It is unlawful to receive the eulogiæ of heretics, for they are rather ἀλογίαι [i.e., follies], than eulogiæ [i.e., blessings].

LocalE 5.39.2

Notes.

LocalE 5.39.3

Ancient Epitome of Canon XXXII.

LocalE 5.39.4

The blessings of heretics are cursings.

LocalE 5.39.5

To keep the Latin play upon the words the translator has used bene-dictiones and male-dictiones, but at the expense of the accuracy of translation.

LocalE 5.39.6

This canon is found in the Corpus Juris Canonici, Gratian’s Decretum, Pars II., Causa II., Quæst. I., Can. lxvj.

LocalE 5.39.7