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From the Council of Girona, in the Province of Tarragona, A.D. 517

¶1126.

Canon VI. It pleased the council that from the pontiff down to the subdeacon, after the office of the honor received, if anyone from those joined in marriage has been ordained, he dwell without his spouse.

The Power of the Church Over Matrimony

¶1127.

The law of celibacy is clearly proposed for all down to the subdeacon. Cf. Canon I of the Council of Toledo, A.D. 400.

The Power of the Church Over Matrimony