The Holy Synod decided the following:

1. The application of Church laws not to rule on a Priest, except by a Clerical Council, with the possibility of temporarily stopping his work pending the presentatio...

Every priest who performs an Engagement or Crowning in a place other than within his diocese, must carry a letter from the bishop, and obtain a permit to do so from the diocese in which the Engagement...

Regarding ecclesiastic sanctions, the Holy Synod agreed that the Father of Confession, the Bishop, the Clerical Council, His Holiness the Pope, or the Holy Synod, determine the Church punishment accor...

The Synod rejected the idea of a "rotating priest", which is the idea that all priests pass through all churches in a city, periodically, free of specifying a church and a diocese for each of them. Th...

The Synod decided that priests can join the social insurance system (as employers) so that their family can benefit from this advantage.

The Synod acknowledged that there may be a general priest (who may be installed later), and it is a useful situation to cover many needs.

1. The Synod decided that all married priests must adhere to the priestly crown [head covering], except in the case of his presence at home, so that he can wear whatever he wants on his head.
2. The Holy Syn...

The Holy Synod decided the necessity of alerting priests and fathers to not respond to the invitations addressed to them to participate in conferences organised by the evangelical community. This is b...

The Holy Synod approved the recommendation of the Pastoral Care and Services Committee that priests should not go to conferences to which Protestants would be invited, except with the permission of Hi...

The Holy Synod approved the recommendation of the Pastoral Care and Services Committee that bishops should inform the priests of the Synod's decision in the 1997 meeting that priests not go to confere...