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Sanctions in the Church » Particular Offenses and the Penalties Established for Them » Offenses Against Special Obligations
Canon 1392. A cleric who voluntarily and unlawfully abandons the sacred ministry, for six months continuously, with the intention of withdrawing himself from the competent
Church authority, is to be punished, according to the gravity of the offence, with suspension or additionally with the penalties established in can. 1336 §§2-4, and in the more serious cases may be dismissed from the clerical state.

Clericus qui sacrum ministerium voluntarie et illegitime relinquit, per sex menses continuos, cum animo sese subducendi a competenti Ecclesiae auctoritate, pro delicti gravitate, suspensione vel etiam poenis in can. 1336, §§2-4, statutis puniatur, et in casibus gravioribus dimitti potest e statu clericali.
Canon 1393. §1 A cleric or religious who engages in trading or business contrary to the provisions of the canons is to be punished with the penalties mentioned in can. 1336 §§2-
4, according to the gravity of the offence.

§2 A cleric or religious who, apart from the cases already foreseen by the law, commits an offence in a financial matter, or gravely violates the stipulations contained in can. 285 §4, is to be punished with the penalties mentioned in can. 1336 §§2-4, without prejudice to the obligation of repairing the harm.

§1. Clericus vel religiosus mercaturam vel negotiationem contra canonum praescripta exercens pro delicti gravitate puniatur poenis de quibus in can. 1336, §§2-4.

§2. Clericus vel religiosus qui, praeter casus iure iam praevisos, in re oeconomica delictum committit, vel graviter violat praescriptiones, quae in can. 285,§4, recensentur, poenis de quibus in can. 1336, §§2-4, puniatur, firma damnum reparandi obligatione.
Canon 1394. §1 A cleric who attempts marriage, even if only civilly, incurs a latae sententiae suspension, without prejudice to the provisions of can. 194 §1 n. 3, and 694 §1 n. 2. If, after warning, he has not reformed or continues to give scandal, he must be progressively punished by deprivations, or even by dismissal from the clerical state.

§2 Without prejudice to the provisions of can. 694 §1 n. 2, a religious in perpetual vows who is not a cleric but who attempts marriage, even if only civilly, incurs a latae sententiae interdict.

§1. Clericus matrimonium, etiam civiliter tantum, attentans, in suspensionem latae sententiae incurrit, firmis praescriptis can. 194,§1, n. 3, et 694,§1, n. 2; quod si monitus non resipuerit vel scandalum dare perrexerit, gradatim privationibus vel etiam dimissione e statu clericali puniri debet.

§2. Religiosus a votis perpetuis, qui non sit clericus, matrimonium etiam civiliter tantum attentans, in interdictum latae sententiae incurrit, firmo praescripto can. 694,§1, n. 2.
Canon 1395. §1 A cleric living in concubinage, other than in the case mentioned in can.
1394, and a cleric who continues in some other external sin against the sixth commandment of the Decalogue which causes scandal, is to be punished with suspension.
To this, other penalties can progressively be added if after a warning he persists in the offence, until eventually he can be dismissed from the clerical state.

§2 A cleric who has offended in other ways against the sixth commandment of the
Decalogue, if the offence was committed in public, is to be punished with just penalties, not excluding dismissal from the clerical state if the case so warrants.

§3 A cleric who by force, threats or abuse of his authority commits an offence against the sixth commandment of the Decalogue or forces someone to perform or submit to sexual acts is to be punished with the same penalty as in §2.

§1. Clericus concubinarius, praeter casum de quo in can. 1394, et clericus in alio peccato externo contra sextum Decalogi praeceptum cum scandalo permanens, suspensione puniantur, cui, persistente post monitionem delicto, aliae poenae gradatim addi possunt usque ad dimissionem e statu clericali.

§2. Clericus qui aliter contra sextum Decalogi praeceptum deliquerit, si quidem delictum publice patratum sit, iustis poenis puniatur, non exclusa, si casus ferat, dimissione e statu clericali.

§3. Eadem poena de qua in§2 puniatur clericus qui vi, minis vel abusu suae auctoritatis delictum committit contra sextum Decalogi praeceptum aut aliquem cogit ad actus sexuales exsequendos vel subeundos.
Canon 1396. A person who gravely violates the obligation of residence to which he is bound by reason of an ecclesiastical office is to be punished with a just penalty, not excluding, after a warning, deprivation of the office.

Qui graviter violat residentiae obligationem cui ratione ecclesiastici officii tenetur, iusta poena puniatur, non exclusa, post monitionem, officii privatione.

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