▁the ▁following ▁day ▁however , ▁he ▁ret ract ed ▁his ▁conf ession , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁his ▁actions ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁any ▁different ▁from ▁other ▁pap al ▁elections ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁ ▁He ▁pointed ▁to ▁two ▁epis cop al ▁elections , ▁those ▁of ▁Ser g ius , ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁R aven na , ▁and ▁Ste phan us , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Nap les , ▁where ▁the ▁successful ▁candidates ▁had ▁been ▁lay men . ▁Inf uri ated ▁by ▁his ▁arguments ▁and ▁the ▁facts ▁that ▁supported ▁them , ▁the ▁Syn od ▁ordered ▁Const antine ▁to ▁be ▁be aten ▁and ▁ex communic ated ▁from ▁the ▁Church . ▁Const antine ' s ▁acts ▁and ▁r ul ings ▁were ▁then ▁public ly ▁bur nt ▁before ▁the ▁entire ▁syn od , ▁as ▁Pope ▁Stephen ▁III , ▁the ▁b ish ops , ▁alongside ▁the ▁Roman ▁la ity ▁present , ▁all ▁pro str ated ▁themselves , ▁singing ▁the ▁Ky rie ▁ele ison , ▁and ▁declaring ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁s inned ▁in ▁receiving ▁Holy ▁Comm union ▁from ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Const antine . ▁They ▁did ▁not ▁rep ent ▁their ▁sav age ▁behavior ▁toward ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁Third ▁Session ▁( 1 4 ▁April ) ▁revol ved ▁around ▁revis ing ▁the ▁rules ▁by ▁which ▁pap al ▁elections ▁were ▁held . ▁After ▁a ▁review ▁and ▁discussion ▁on ▁the ▁can ons ▁of ▁the ▁Church , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁recent ▁and ▁embar rass ing ▁facts , ▁the ▁Council ▁decre ed ▁that ▁no ▁lay person ▁could ▁be ▁made ▁Pope , ▁and ▁that ▁only ▁cardinal ▁de a