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  2. 1983 Code of Canon Law - Wikipedia

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    This is the outline of the seven books of the 1983 Code of Canon Law. Book I. General Norms (Cann. 1–203) Explains the general application of laws. Book II. The People of God (Cann. 204–746) Goes into the rights and obligations of laypeople and clergy, and outlines the hierarchical organization of the Church. Book III.

  3. Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches - Wikipedia

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    In 1998, Pope John Paul II issued the motu proprio Ad Tuendam Fidem, which amended two canons (750 and 1371) of the 1983 Code of Canon Law and two canons (598 and 1436) of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, so as to add "new norms which expressly impose the obligation of upholding truths proposed in a definitive way by the Magisterium ...

  4. Legal history of the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    The Code of Canon Law: A Text and Commentary. New York: Paulist Press, 1985. Commissioned by the Canon Law Society of America. John J. Coughlin. Canon Law: A Comparative Study with Anglo-American Legal Theory. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. Fernando Della Rocca. Manual of Canon Law. Trans. by Anselm Thatcher.

  5. Jurisprudence of Catholic canon law - Wikipedia

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    The Canon Law Letter and Spirit: A Practical Guide to the Code of Canon Law (Gerard Sheehy et al. eds., Liturgical Press 1995). Coriden, James A. An Introduction to Canon Law, revised edn. New York: Paulist Press, 2004. Coriden, James A., Thomas J. Green, Donald E. Heintschel, eds. The Code of Canon Law: A Text and Commentary. New York: Paulist ...

  6. Canon law of the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    The canon law of the Catholic Church is articulated in the legal code for the Latin Church [9] as well as a code for the Eastern Catholic Churches. [9] This canon law has principles of legal interpretation, [10] and coercive penalties. [11] It lacks civilly-binding force in most secular jurisdictions.

  7. Godparent - Wikipedia

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    The Book of Discipline stipulates that it is the duty of a godparent, also known as a sponsor, "to provide training for the children of the Church throughout their childhood that will lead to a personal commitment to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, to an understanding of the Christian faith, and to an appreciation of the privileges and ...

  8. Person (Catholic canon law) - Wikipedia

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    In simple terms, a juridic person is an artificial construct under canon law that allows a group of persons or things to function and be treated under canon law as a single unit. The 1917 Code of Canon Law referred to all juridic persons as "moral persons", [ 11 ] while the 1983 Code of Canon Law uses the term "moral person" solely to designate ...

  9. Canon law - Wikipedia

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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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