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S03X S1: Apostolic Canon 46

• Source: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3820.htm (public-domain English translation)
• Text: “Canon 46 We ordain that a bishop, or presbyter, who has admitted the baptism or sacrifice of heretics, be deposed.”
• Context: A Syrian collection of church rules, usually dated to the later 4th century, that claims apostolic origin.
• Bears on: S03.3
• Status: verified (English)