Questions tagged [canon-law]
Laws and regulations made by Church leadership for the government of a church and its members.
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What are canonical penalties for criticizing the Pope?
I was listening to Pints With Aquinas this evening where Dr. Richard DeClue, a professional theologian, not a priest, was interviewed, but he didn't want to comment on some motu proprio (probably ...
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Can priests be on capital punishment juries?
Can priests be on capital punishment juries, or is this interdicted as an irregularity by canon law?
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According to the Catholic Church, how does the creation and imposition of 1752 canon laws lend to and exemplify the simplicity that is in Christ? [closed]
According to the Catholic Church, how does the creation and imposition of 1752 canon laws lend to and exemplify the simplicity that is in Christ?
I've asked this question and had it closed as 'opinion-...
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Of the 1752 Catholic Canon Laws, how many does the average Catholic need to be aware of in order to practice faithfully?
I think the question title is self-explanatory with this one addition (which I didn't have room for in the title bar):
Of the 1752 Catholic Canon Laws, how many does the average Catholic need to be ...
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Do Catholic Priests Make Yearly Visits to Households Anymore?
I am under the impression that a Roman Catholic parish priest must visit the households of his parish on an annual basis. But is this done anymore?
I am sure it has been promulgated somewhere and at ...
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Are the persons nominated to be created cardinals eligible to participate in the conclave before the consistory?
Pope Francis announced the consistory for the creation of new cardinals today. The consistory will be held on 30th September, i.e. there is 3 month period during much can happen.
My question: are the ...
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What options does a Church of England family have for disposal of ashes?
Cremation is a very popular way to deal with the bodies of the deceased in the UK, and is permitted by the Church of England as an appropriate method for doing so. The process creates ashes, which ...
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What options does a person of Church of England religion have if they are not sure if they were baptized in infancy, and can't prove it either way?
If a Church of England member has never been baptized, then there are pathways to receive this sacrament. You can only be baptized once.
What happens if a Church of England member is unsure and cannot ...
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Does the Catholic Church Promulgate Anything Specific Regarding Priests and Firearms?
Does the Catholic Church have any explicit laws regarding priests and the ownership of or the carrying of firearms?
I am under the impression that Canon Law (someplace) forbids for all clerics from ...
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Banns for entrance into novitiate?
Banns, prescribed by the Council of Trent session 24 ch. 1, are
Public announcements of an intended marriage. Their purpose is to discover matrimonial impediments if any exist. Unless a dispensation ...
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Kinds of "Traffic" Catholic Priests are Forbidden to Engage in
According to Instruction VIII of St. Alphonsus Liguori's Dignity and Duties of the Priest:
In conformity with the words of the Apostle: No man being a soldier to God entangleth himself with secular ...
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Do Catholic anathemas apply to people who lived before it was codified?
For example: Do the anathema issued by the Council of Trent regarding the canon of the scripture applies to the Church Fathers who believed in different canons in the early church before the Council ...
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Transfer from one Eastern Rite (Chaldean) to another Eastern Rite (Maronite)
I am baptised Maronite Catholic, and my partner is Chaldean Catholic.
My partner has never been a part of his Chaldean Church, never attended his church and has no involvement in his community. This ...
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Under what authority was Fr. Frank Pavone defrocked?
A story broke recently that Fr. Frank Pavone, a priest (forever like Melchizedec of old, but apparently no longer in the eyes of the Catholic Church) who ran/runs an organization called priests for ...
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Do lay Catholics have any recourse to override the plans of a diocesan Ordinary?
I like my Bishop, but he has an awful plan to reconstruct our diocese which includes dissolving every single parish and I want to put a stop to it. How can lay Catholics reach the papal nuncio or ...
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According to Catholicism, why can unconsummated marriages be dissolved?
What is the philosophical/theological logic for why unconsummated (ratum tantum) sacramental marriages can be dissolved?
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Conjoined twins and marriage and sex
Abigail Loraine Hensel and Brittany Lee Hensel (born March 7, 1990) are American conjoined twins. They key thing here is that they (are female and) have '1 set of reproductive organs' unlike
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Priest, inheritance, and adoption (in Catholic canon law)
Does the Catholic canon law say anything about the case where a Catholic priest unexpectedly inherits an estate by default since all his siblings (who don't have kids) have died?
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Can This be a Valid Catholic Imprimatur?
Recently, I came across a book published in 2012 which indicates an "Imprimatur" (i.e., permission to print) from Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Auxiliary Archbishop, Archdiocese of Cincinnati. ...
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According to Mormon Church, can "co-parents-in-law" marry?
Same question as here but for Mormons/LDS. I don't see how a married couple's becoming step-siblings is any different from step-siblings' become a married couple. It's just a matter of which comes 1st....
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Approved Norwegian Bible translations within Catholicism?
Which modern-day Norwegian Bible translations have been explicitly approved by the Vatican or other authorities authorized to make such an approval?
The Catholic translation of the New Testament by ...
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Do catholic rules apply to former catholics?
According to this article one is catholic if:
There are clear, classical and traditional requirements of being a
Catholic, most recently expressed by Pius XII. He states that the
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Can step-siblings marry in Catholicism?
(Ok this is gonna be weird but a cursory look doesn't turn up any credible sources.)
I'm asking because of my previous question: According to Catholicism, can "co-parents-in-law" marry?
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According to Eastern Orthodoxy, can "co-parents-in-law" marry?
Same question as here but for Eastern Orthodox. I don't see how a married couple's becoming step-siblings is any different from step-siblings' become a married couple.
Suppose Alice and Bob are widows ...
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Provincial Superior as member of religious house
Can a provincial superior be a member of a religious house and therefore under authority of local superior?
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According to Catholicism, can "co-parents-in-law" marry?
Same question as here but for Catholicism. I don't see how a married couple's becoming step-siblings is any different from step-siblings' become a married couple.
Suppose Alice and Bob are widows (or ...
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What options does an Anglican have for disposing of very old consecrated elements?
Suppose that I have inherited responsibility for a Church of England ambrey which contains some very old consecrated wafers of bread.
Ordinarily bread and wine once consecrated should be reverently ...
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Can a Catholic Parish Give A Building Away?
Our town has approached our parish and requested that the parish sign ownership of our Parish Center over to them. The town wants to build a pool but can only do so if they have enough land to do so ...
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Are registers signed during a Convalidation ceremony
My husband is Roman Catholic and I m Pentecostal. We married under a lot of pressure with no family members present.
After much strife our families have agreed
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Can an ordained minister be churchwarden in the Church of England?
Church of England canon law states:
The churchwardens when admitted are officers of the bishop. They shall discharge such duties as are by law and custom assigned to them; they shall be foremost in ...
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RCIA scrutiny reading
When there is an RCIA elect in the mass to receive the Rite of scrutiny. Can the priest choose the gospel of the liturgical year that is different from the Gospel the Rite indicate. We only have 1 ...
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Can a declaration of nullity obtained by deception be valid?
The Council of Trent session 24 on matrimony says the Church can judge matrimonial cases:
Canon XII.—If any one saith, that matrimonial causes do not belong to ecclesiastical judges: let him be ...
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What does "quality" mean in canon 1098?
I was wondering about the definition of "quality" in canon 1098 of the Catholic Church's 1983 Code of Canon Law:
Can. 1098 A person contracts invalidly who enters into a marriage deceived ...
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Why is the Church of England planning a formal “act of repentance” to apologise to the Jewish community for the expulsion of Jews in 1290?
The 1222 Synod of Oxford approved of two canons aimed against Jews living in England. The Synod was held on the 11th of June, and presided over by Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury and ...
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What steps are involved in Catholic churches divorce investigation?
I was civilly married and then got divorced 2 years later. I am now civilly married again and would like to get married properly in church.
The Dean of my diocese has asked me and my current wife to ...
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Ascension Mass when traveling between dioceses?
If you live in a diocese that celebrates the Ascension on Thursday, but you're out of town and temporarily in a diocese that celebrates the Ascension on the following Sunday, what are you supposed to ...
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When did the early church start to require couples to be both baptized Christians before marriage?
This question is prompted by another question that brought up the validity of St. Monica's marriage to Patricius, a pagan. Assuming that Monica and Patricius were married in the church in Thasgate, ...
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Can a church pastor prohibit sacraments to people for any reason, other than mortal sin?
A friend of ours alerted us to an example (maybe there are more) of a Catholic Church (took a little checking to make sure it was really a Catholic Church) that is only allowing people who are ...
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What is the function of permanent acolytes and lectors in the Catholic Church?
Prior to this motu proprio the only purpose of the order of acolyte or lector in the Catholic Church that I knew of was to prepare permanent deacons for ordination.
So, if the purpose is expanded to ...
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Does the Pope Francis' moto proprio Spiritus Domini mean that pastors cannot limit servers to only boys?
So it looks like a orders of lector and acolyte, which aren't that well understood in the church to begin with, are opened up to all lay people without respect to sex following the Pope's moto proprio....
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How do Catholic marriage laws differ by region?
(I'm asking for roman catholicism, but you can answer eastern or other full communion's if you want.)
Example: You can see some of my questions on marriage law in the Philippines (for example, Q1 and ...
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Are priests who committed a sin together able to validly administer the Sacrament of Reconciliation to each other?
The Vatican recently released a report about the Holy See's knowledge and involvement in former cardinal Theodore McCarrick's rise to prominence despite allegations of sexual misconduct. The report ...
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Does the Catholic Church have a policy on how altars are to be destroyed?
Recently, I saw some articles about how a Catholic priest got defrocked following his arrest for performing indecent activities in a public place, after a bystander walking past his church one night ...
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Does the phrase "in good standing" have a definition in Catholicism?
I'm helping draft a some statutes for a Catholic Lay Organization and we want to come up with a fairly exclusive group for our leadership and thought. The phrase, "Catholic in good standing" ...
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Valid Reception of Baptized Christian into Full Communion (Roman Catholic)?
When a person who is validly baptized outside the Roman Catholic Church is received into Full Communion, must they recite the profession of faith themselves ("I believe and profess that...")?...
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Why did the Bishop of Rome accept (and retains until today) the title "Pontifex Maximus" and how were the rights and duties transferred/transformed?
According to the annual yearbook of the Catholic Church, the Bishop of Rome holds many other titles:
Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal ...
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Does the Catholic Church have a contingency plan for the case that the pope and all cardinals are dead?
Most modern democratic countries have a chain of command which can be triggered in case of disastrous events and is intended to ensure the continuity of the functioning of the country.
This chain of ...
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Do both officiant and recorder need holy orders to perform a Catholic baptism?
Many Catholic baptismal records from Spanish California (circa 1800) list the same clergyman as officiant and recorder (example), while some records separate the roles (example).
I guess this ...
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In 1820 how were the Canons of Durango installed?
I am trying to figure out the date when Agustín Fernández became canon priest of Durango, Mexico. I know these steps were taken:
Some time in 1820, the bishop and cathedral chapter chose him as canon,...
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Is a Catholic canon a prebendary?
According to Mark Burkholder, the three types of members of a cathedral chapter that weren't dignitaries were canons, prebendaries (racioneros), and half prebendaries (medios racioneros).
I am ...
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