Various Church Fathers
Canon XXXII.
The Canons of the Councils of Ancyra, Gangra, Neocæsarea, Antioch and Laodicea, which Canons were Accepted and Received by the Ecumenical Synods. — translated by ANF/NPNF editors
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Canon XXXII.
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It is unlawful to receive the eulogiæ of heretics, for they are rather ἀλογίαι [i.e., follies], than eulogiæ [i.e., blessings].
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Notes.
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Ancient Epitome of Canon XXXII.
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The blessings of heretics are cursings.
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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.
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This canon is found in the Corpus Juris Canonici, Gratian’s Decretum, Pars II., Causa II., Quæst. I., Can. lxvj.
Translated by ANF/NPNF editors. Edition ccel.npnf214.division.viii.en.