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The relevance of consummation in a civil marriage varies by jurisdiction. For example, under section 12 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, a refusal or inability to consummate a marriage is a ground of annulment in England and Wales, [3] but this only applies to heterosexual marriage because Paragraph 4 of schedule 4 of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 specifically excludes non ...
Religious institute (Catholic) Religious order; Religious priest – see: Regular clergy (above) Rite to Being – the rite of being left alone to pray to Jesus Christ; Religious sister – see: Sister (below) Right of Option – a way of obtaining a benefice or a title, by the choice of the new titulary; Roman Catholic – the Roman rite of ...
If a matrimonial celebration takes place (ratification) but the spouses have not yet engaged in intercourse (consummation), then the marriage is said to be a marriage ratum sed non consummatum. The Tribunal of the Roman Rota has exclusive competence to dispense from marriages ratum sed non consummatum , [ 2 ] which can only be granted for a ...
The official language of the canon law common to all the Eastern Catholic Churches (called "common law" [a]) is Latin. Although Latin is the language of the Latin Church and not of the Eastern Churches, Latin was chosen as the language of the common law because there is no common language in use among all the Eastern Catholic Churches. The ...
Communitas perfecta ("perfect community") or societas perfecta ("perfect society") is the Latin name given to one of several ecclesiological, canonical, and political theories of the Catholic Church. The doctrine teaches that the church is a self-sufficient or independent group which already has all the necessary resources and conditions to ...
Consummation is the first act of sexual intercourse between two individuals, either following their marriage or a prolonged sexual attraction. Consummation can also refer to: Consummation (The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra album) , 1970
Catholic theology is the understanding of Catholic doctrine or teachings, and results from the studies of theologians. It is based on canonical scripture , and sacred tradition , as interpreted authoritatively by the magisterium of the Catholic Church .
Censure (Catholic canon law) De delictis gravioribus. Complicit absolution; Crimen sollicitationis; Excommunication. List of excommunicable offences in the Catholic Church; List of people excommunicated by the Catholic Church. List of cardinals excommunicated by the Catholic Church; Interdict; Laicization (penal) Latae sententiae and ferendae ...