Editing Simony (section)

{{Short description|Act of selling church offices and roles}}
{{Other uses|Simony (disambiguation)}}
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'''Simony''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɪ|m|ə|n|i}}) is the act of selling church offices and roles or sacred things. It is named after [[Simon Magus]],<ref>''The Reader's Encyclopedia'' (1965), New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, vol.2, ''p''.932, "Simon."</ref> who is described in the [[Acts of the Apostles]] as having offered two disciples of [[Jesus]] payment in exchange for their empowering him to impart the power of the [[Holy Spirit in Christianity|Holy Spirit]] to anyone on whom he would [[Laying on of hands|place his hands]].<ref name=Acts8>{{bibleverse|Acts of the Apostles|8:9–24}}</ref> The term extends to other forms of trafficking for money in "spiritual things".{{sfn|Smith|1880}}{{sfn|''Halsbury''|2002|loc='''832'''}}