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On Remission of Penalties in the 1983 Code of Canon Law. The Problem Outlined
On Remission of Penalties in the 1983 Code of Canon Law. The Problem Outlined

Author(s): Zbigniew Suchecki
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Church; canon law; ecclesiastical penalties; Book VI of the Code of Canon Law

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the concept of penalties in the Church and the remission of such penalties internally as provided for in Title IV of Book VI of the 1983 Code of Canon Law. The author outlines the concept of ecclesiastical penalties. Next, he looks at who is competent to lift penal sanctions in both ordinary and urgent necessities.

  • Issue Year: 12/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 243-251
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English