Editing Loss of clerical state (section)

== Difference from suspension ==
The removal from the clerical state differs from [[suspension (punishment)#In Roman Catholic canon law|suspension]]. The latter is a censure prohibiting certain acts by a cleric, whether the acts are of a religious character deriving from his [[Holy Orders|ordination]] ("acts of the power of orders") or are exercises of his power of governance or of rights and functions attached to the office he holds.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P4X.HTM|title=Code of Canon Law - IntraText|website=www.vatican.va|access-date=20 February 2019}}</ref> As a censure, suspension is meant to cease when the censured person shows repentance. Removal from the clerical state, on the contrary, is a permanent measure, whereby for a sufficient reason a cleric is from then on juridically treated as a layman.