Vybrané právní aspekty instituce trvalého jáhenství
Selected Legal Aspects of Institution of Permanent Diaconate

Summary/Abstract: In the first chapter of his article, the author maps the development of the permanent diaconate since the apostolic times differently in the Eastern Churches and in the Western Church. The excursion deals with the issue of female deacons in the Catholic Church. The second chapter, devoted to canon law in force, fi rst lists the main sources of the current regulation of the permanent diaconate and then provides a categorization of the institution of the diaconate and an overview of the legal conditions for its acceptance. Finally, the third chapter deals with the legal and factual status of the wife of a married deacon and the problems that may arise from such a deacon’s service for her and her family.

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