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canon law
Body of laws established within Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, independent churches of Eastern Christianity, and the Anglican Communion for church governance. Canon law concerns the constitution of the church, relations between it and other bodies, and matters of internal discipline. The ecclesiastical lawyer and teacher Gratian published the first definitive collection of Roman Catholic canon law c. 1140; the Decretum Gratiani drew on older local collections, councils, Roman law, and church fathers. The enlarged Corpus juris canonici ("Body of Canon Law") was published in 1500. A commission of cardinals issued the new Codex juris canonici ("Code of Canon Law") in 1917, and a revised version was commissioned after the second-vatican-council and published in 1983. Following the Schism of 1054, the Eastern Orthodox church developed its own canon law under the patriarch of Constantinople. The Anglican, Coptic, and Ethiopian Orthodox churches also formulated their own collections.
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∙ 14y agoCanon law is a set of laws governing the Church.
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What has the author Marina Becker written?
Marina Becker has written: 'Tentativa criminosa' -- subject(s): Canon law, Criminal law (Canon law), Roman law, Punishment (Canon law)
Should the pope obey canon law?
One of the responsibilities the pope is to see that Canon Law is followed so, of course, he follows Canon Law himself.
What has the author Donald S Webber written?
Donald S. Webber has written: 'Confessional faculties' -- subject(s): Confession (Canon law), Penance, Faculties (Canon law), Penance (Canon law), Confessors (Canon law), History
What has the author Verginio Boccacci written?
Verginio Boccacci has written: 'Tractatvs tres Virginii de Boccatiis a Cingulo I.V.C. Romani' -- subject(s): Bribery (Canon law), Partnership (Canon law), Contracts (Canon law), Annuities (Canon law)
Why the ten commandments is nowhere to be found in canon law?
There is no need for the Ten Commandments to be in canon law when it is in the authoritative Scriptures. The Scriptures has authority over the canon law. It is not the other way around.
What has the author Matthew Ramstein written?
Matthew Ramstein has written: 'The pastor and marriage cases' -- subject(s): Divorce (Canon law), Marriage, Annulment (Canon law), Marriage (Canon law)
What was the astronomical canon about?
Law.
What has the author Mary Gerard Anna Nwagwu written?
Mary Gerard Anna Nwagwu has written: 'Theology and Methodology of Canon Law' 'Autonomy and dependence of religious institutes of diocesan law on the local ordinary' -- subject- s -: Bishops - Canon law -, Jurisdiction - Canon law -, Monasticism and religious orders - Canon law -
Who created the system of canon law?
Canon law is made by Church leadership, also known as ecclesiastical authority.
What has the author Clarence Gallagher written?
Clarence Gallagher has written: 'Canon law and the Christian community' -- subject(s): Canon law, Medieval Law
What has the author Stefan Margelist written?
Stefan Margelist has written: 'Die Beweiskraft der Parteiaussagen in Ehenichtigkeitsverfahren' -- subject(s): Witnesses (Canon law), Marriage, Annulment (Canon law), Evidence (Canon law)
What has the author Francisco J Ramos written?
Francisco J. Ramos has written: 'I tribunali ecclesiastici' -- subject(s): Matrimonial actions (Canon law), Trial practice (Canon law), Procedure (Canon law)
