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  2. Canon law of the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The canon law of the Catholic Church (from Latin ius canonicum[1]) is "how the Church organizes and governs herself". [2] It is the system of laws and ecclesiastical legal principles made and enforced by the hierarchical authorities of the Catholic Church to regulate its external organization and government and to order and direct the ...

  3. 1983 Code of Canon Law - Wikipedia

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    e. The 1983 Code of Canon Law (abbreviated 1983 CIC from its Latin title Codex Iuris Canonici), also called the Johanno-Pauline Code, [1][2] is the "fundamental body of ecclesiastical laws for the Latin Church ". [3] It is the second and current comprehensive codification of canonical legislation for the Latin Church of the Catholic Church.

  4. Outline of Catholic canon law - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Catholic canon law is the set of rules and principles (laws) by which the Catholic Church is governed, through enforcement by governmental authorities. [clarification needed][citation needed] Law is also the field which concerns the creation and administration of laws.

  5. Petrine privilege - Wikipedia

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    Petrine privilege, also known as the privilege of the faith or favor of the faith, is a ground recognized in Catholic canon law allowing for dissolution by the Pope of a valid natural marriage between a baptized and a non-baptized person for the sake of the salvation of the soul of someone who is thus enabled to marry in the Church. [1]

  6. Decretum Gratiani - Wikipedia

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    Canon law of theCatholic Church. The Decretum Gratiani, also known as the Concordia discordantium canonum or Concordantia discordantium canonum or simply as the Decretum, is a collection of canon law compiled and written in the 12th century as a legal textbook by the jurist known as Gratian. It forms the first part of the collection of six ...

  7. Christian views on divorce - Wikipedia

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    The resulting cultural impact of a divorce upon an LDS couple is significant. Church leaders have stated that "every divorce is the result of selfishness on the part of one or both", [76] and that selfishness is a leading cause of marital stress and divorce.

  8. Matrimonial nullity trial reforms of Pope Francis - Wikipedia

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    The matrimonial nullity trial reforms of Pope Francis are the reforms of the Canon law of the Catholic Church governing such trials, made public on 8 September 2015. The reforms were effected by two separate apostolic letters [1] from Pope Francis: the motu proprio Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus amending the 1983 Code of Canon Law, and the motu ...

  9. Category:Catholic canonical documents - Wikipedia

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    D. Decree (Catholic canon law) Decree on the Attempted Ordination of Some Catholic Women. Decretal. Decretum laudis. Dimissorial letters.