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Clergy" is from two Old French words, clergié and clergie, which refer to those with learning and derive from Medieval Latin clericatus, from Late Latin clericus (the same word from which "cleric" is derived). [2] ". Clerk", which used to mean one ordained to the ministry, also derives from clericus. In the Middle Ages, reading and writing ...
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy ( French: "Constitution civile du clergé") was a law passed on 12 July 1790 during the French Revolution, that caused the immediate subordination of the Catholic Church in France to the French government. The following outline of the document, in modern English, includes some explanations of what was ...
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Canon law is the body of laws and regulations made by or adopted by ecclesiastical authority for the governance of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Roman Catholic Church , the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches , and the Anglican Communion of churches. [9]
clergy, a body of ordained ministers in a Christian church. In the Roman Catholic Church and in the Church of England, the term includes the orders of bishop, priest, and deacon. Until 1972, in the Roman Catholic Church, clergy also included several lower orders. The Greek word kleros, signifying “share,” or “inheritance,” is used in I ...
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Adjustment of authority was made within this framework of law. The clergy as learned divines were earnestly consulted by all magistrates to see that the actions of the latter conformed to the directives of Holy Scripture. Nathaniel Ward wrote a code of laws for this purpose in 1641.
code of canon law . table of contents . introduction. book i. general norms. title i. ecclesiastical laws (cann. 7 - 22) title ii. custom (cann. 23 - 28) title iii. general decrees and instructions (cann. 29 - 34) title iv. singular administrative acts (cann. 35 - 93) chapter i. common norms; chapter ii. singular decrees and precepts; chapter ...
The Nomocanon 50 titulorum (“Canon Law of 50 Titles”) from about 580, composed of the works of John Scholasticus, remained in use until the 12th century. The edition of the Nomocanon 14 titulorum (“Canon Law of 14 Titles”) was completed in 883 and accepted in 920 as law for the entire Eastern church. The science of canon law was pursued ...
