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Summary. Jews are not to be
given public offices. Anyone instrumental in doing this is to be punished. A
Jewish official is to be denied all intercourse with Christians.
Text. Since it is absurd
that a blasphemer of Christ exercise authority over Christians, we on account
of the boldness of transgressors renew in this general council what the Synod
of Toledo (589) wisely enacted in this matter, prohibiting Jews from being
given preference in the matter of public offices, since in such capacity they
are most troublesome to the Christians. But if anyone should commit such an
office to them, let him, after previous warning, be restrained by such
punishment as seems proper by the provincial synod which we command to be
celebrated every year. The official, however, shall be denied the commercial
and other intercourse of the Christians, till in the judgment of the bishop all
that he acquired from the Christians from the time he assumed office be restored
for the needs of the Christian poor, and the office that he irreverently
assumed let him lose with shame. The same we extend also to pagans. [Mansi, IX, 995; Hefele-Leclercq, III,
7.27. This canon 14 of Toledo was frequently renewed.]
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