▁was ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁cler ical ▁tons ure , ▁which ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁received ▁before ▁minor ▁orders , ▁before ▁beginning ▁the ▁regular ▁course ▁of ▁the ological ▁studies . ▁Before ▁the ▁entry ▁into ▁force ▁of ▁that ▁Code , ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁almost ▁universal ▁custom ▁to ▁confer ▁all ▁four ▁minor ▁orders ▁at ▁one ▁time , ▁since ▁the ▁bishop ▁was ▁author ized ▁to ▁disp ense ▁from ▁the ▁rule ▁that ▁each ▁order ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁exerc ised ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁before ▁reception ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁highest ▁order . ▁Today , ▁as ▁indicated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁Code ▁of ▁Can on ▁Law , ▁anyone ▁who ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁dia con ate ▁must ▁already ▁have ▁received ▁the ▁minist ries ▁of ▁le ctor ▁and ▁a col y te ▁and ▁exerc ised ▁them ▁for ▁a ▁suitable ▁period , ▁with ▁an ▁interval ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁six ▁months ▁between ▁becoming ▁an ▁a col y te ▁and ▁becoming ▁a ▁de acon . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁Code ▁of ▁Can on ▁Law ▁also ▁restricted ▁confer ral ▁of ▁tons ure ▁and ▁any ▁order ▁below ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁pres by ter ate ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁intended ▁to ▁become ▁pri ests ▁and ▁who ▁were ▁jud ged ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁worthy ▁pri ests . ▁Pre viously , ▁there ▁were ▁lay ▁card inals ▁and ▁others , ▁including ▁the ▁famous ▁Franz ▁Lis zt , ▁who ▁received ▁minor ▁orders ▁alone . ▁They ▁could ▁even ▁marry ▁and ▁remain ▁cler ics , ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁cler gy ▁being ▁at ▁that ▁time