The Seven Ecumenical Councils

By Philip Schaff

Canon IV. If any of the clergy should fall away, and publicly or privately presume to maintain

If any of the clergy should fall away, and publicly or privately presume to maintain the doctrines of Nestorius or Celestius, it is declared just by the holy Synod that these also should be deposed.

Notes.

Ancient Epitome of Canon IV.

If any of the clergy shall consent to Celestine [264] or Nestorius, let them be deposed.