The bishops noted that some Gallo-Roman customs of ancestor worship were still being observed. Canon XXII decreed that anyone known to be participating in these practices was barred from receiving communion and not allowed to enter a church. The bishops of the Kingdom of Paris were particularly concerned about the Merovingian practice of seizing ecclesiastical properties in outlying areas in order to fund their internecine wars.
The clergy observed that certain Gallo-Roman customs of honoring one's ancestors continued to be observed. Canon XXII issued a ruling stating that anyone known to participate in these practices was denied communion and barred from entering a church. The bishops of the Kingdom of Paris were particularly concerned about the Merovingian practice of seizing ecclesiastical properties in outlying areas to fund their internal power struggles.