Being always desirous of enforcing the rules of ecclesiastical discipline, and the provisions of the sacred canons, We have annulled those of Our laws which are in opposition to them. Hence, in accordance with the will of the Church of God, We decree that any slave who has assumed the revered dignity of the priesthood, without the knowledge of his master, shall be deprived of this honor, and restored to his former servile condition; and We hereby repeal the law, declaring it shall be of no effect, which provides that when a slave, without the consent of his master, becomes a priest, he shall be liberated from servitude.