Can. 398
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Qui rescripto Sedis Apostolicae statum clericalem amisit, inter clericos a sola Sede Apostolica denuo admitti potest; qui vero a Patriarcha, amissionem status clericalis obtinuit, etiam a Patriarcha inter clericos denuo admitti potest.
Wording unchanged since the Code took effect in 1991.