Canon law contains the rules that govern the Catholic Church.
The current Code of Canon Law for the Catholic Church was published in Latin and English in 1983.
It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman Catholic is a slur that became popular in England after the protestant revolt. The law of the Catholic Church is known as Codex Iuris Canonici, popularly known as "the Code" or "Code of Canon Law" in English.
No, a Catholic wedding is a sacrament and, by canon law, must be celebrated in a Church that has been consecrated by a Catholic Bishop.
I cannot find the word "elect" in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Code of Canon Law, or Modern Catholic Dictionary, so I am assuming that the word has no special assigned meaning in the Catholic Church.
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The laws of the Catholic Church are contained in Canon Law. You may view the current Code at the link below. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church.
Canon Law
it is called the canon law
The catholic church has tribunal courts that adjudicate matters of church law. For example, if you get divorced and then wanted to have your marriage annulled in the eyes of the church, the annulment would have to be declared by the tribunal court. The state's court has no authority over what the church recognizes.
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Answer: The Catholic widow is free to marry. You are also free to marry in the Catholic Church. This is because your first marriage was not a Catholic one and, according to Church law, it should have been. It will be simple matter of speaking to your local pastor and filling out a form to be sent to the diocese.
The Catholic Church does not have the authority to change the Law of God as it is believed to be divine and unchanging. However, interpretations and practices of the law may evolve within the Church over time.