SOME REFLECTION ON IRREGULARITY INCURRED EX DELICTO DUE TO THE COMMISSION OF HERESY, APOSTASY AND SCHISM Cover Image

SOME REFLECTION ON IRREGULARITY INCURRED EX DELICTO DUE TO THE COMMISSION OF HERESY, APOSTASY AND SCHISM
SOME REFLECTION ON IRREGULARITY INCURRED EX DELICTO DUE TO THE COMMISSION OF HERESY, APOSTASY AND SCHISM

Author(s): John Okello Ogutu
Subject(s): Systematic Theology, Canon Law / Church Law, Philosophy of Law
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: penalty; doctrinal debates; sin; delict; magisterium;

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to clarify the differences between a penalty and an irregularity, addressing potential confusion arising from their distinction. According to can. 1041, 2º, individuals who commit the delict of heresy, apostasy, or schism are considered irregular for the reception of orders. While various doctrinal interpretations of this canon exist, this article seeks to elucidate the nature and content of this irregularity.

  • Issue Year: 35/2025
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 91-108
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: English
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