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   What is the canon law of the Catholic Church?

   • The canon law of the Catholic Church is articulated in the legal code for the Latin Church as well as a code for the Eastern Catholic Churches. This canon law has principles of legal interpretation, and coercive penalties. It lacks civilly-binding force in most secular jurisdictions.

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   Does the Church of England have a canon law?

   • Though other churches of the Reformation rejected the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of England retained the concept of canon law and developed its own type, which has acceptance in the churches of the Anglican Communion. Canon law has had a long history of development throughout the Christian era.

   Canon law | Definition, Significance, & History | Britannica

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   What is ecclesiastical law?

   • It is the internal ecclesiastical law, or operational policy, governing the Catholic Church (both the Latin Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches ), the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches, and the individual national churches within the Anglican Communion.

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   Does the Catholic Church have a legal system?

   • The Catholic Church has what is claimed to be the oldest continuously functioning internal legal system in Western Europe, much later than Roman law but predating the evolution of modern European civil law traditions.

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2. www.simplycatholic.com › introduction-to-canon-lawIntroduction To Canon Law | Simply Catholic

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   Mar 27, 2023 · Canon law includes both divine law and ecclesiastical law. Divine law is unchangeable and is applicable to every human being — for example, the law against murder. Ecclesiastical law is rooted in Church law and is not infallible, although it is authoritative — for example, the laws regarding fast and abstinence.

3. www.britannica.com › topic › canon-lawCanon law | Definition, Significance, & History | Britannica

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   May 16, 2024 · canon law, body of laws made within certain Christian churches ( Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, independent churches of Eastern Christianity, and the Anglican Communion) by lawful ecclesiastical authority for the government both of the whole church and parts thereof and of the behavior and actions of individuals.

4. www.usccb.org › what-we-believe › canon-lawCanon Law | USCCB - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

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   Canon is another name for a law in the Code of Canon Law. (Adjective form is canonical.) Canon Law is a code of ecclesiastical laws governing the Catholic Church. In the Latin or Western Church, the governing code is the 1983 Code of Canon Law, a revision of the 1917 Code of Canon Law.

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   Canon law (from Ancient Greek: κανών, kanon, a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members.

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   The canon law of the Catholic Church has all the ordinary elements of a mature legal system: laws, courts, lawyers, judges. The canon law of the Catholic Church is articulated in the legal code for the Latin Church as well as a code for the Eastern Catholic Churches.

7. www.vatican.va › archive › cod-iuris-canoniciCode of Canon Law: Table of Contents - Vatican

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   book iii. the teaching function of the church (747 - 755) title i. the ministry of the divine word (cann. 756 - 780) chapter i. the preaching of the word of god; chapter ii. catechetical instruction ; title ii. the missionary action of the church (cann. 781 - 792) title iii. catholic education (cann. 793 - 821) chapter i. schools; chapter ii.

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   Jun 10, 2021 · Analysis: A canon lawyer reviews the first major changes to church law since 1983. Helen Costigane, S.H.C.J. June 10, 2021. Code of Canon Law books for the Latin and Eastern Catholic churches are ...