Assertion: simony | /r/HasProperty | offence
Facets:
value: in scotland
type: LOCATION
value: by civil and ecclesiastical law
type: OTHER
value: against the law of the church
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: ... opens with the statement: "Simony is an offence against the law of the church.
text: It is not necessary for money to change hands in order for an act to be deemed simony; if any kind of compensation is offered, and if the motive for the deal is a personal gain of some kind, then simony is the offense.
text: In Scotland simony is an offence both by civil and ecclesiastical law.
text: It is not necessary for money to change hands in order for an act to be deemed simony; if any kind of compensation is offered, and if the motive for the deal is a personal gain of some kind, then simony is the offense.