Przestępstwo profanacji postaci eucharystycznych w kanonicznym prawie karnym
Delict of the Profanation of the Eucharistic Species in Canon Penal Law

Summary/Abstract: The most August sacrament is the Most Holy Eucharist in which Christ the Lord himself is contained, offered, and received and by which the Church continually lives and grows. The Christian faithful are to hold the Most Holy Eucharist in highest honor. In spite of this fact, people commit crimes against it. The article dealing with one delict against Holy Eucharist: a profanation of the Eucharistic species. It is forbidden act. According to 1983 Code of Canon Law, a person who throws away the consecrated species or takes or retains them for a sacrilegious purpose incurs a latae sententiae excommunication reserved to the Apostolic See; moreover, a cleric can be punished with another penalty, not excluding dismissal from the clerical state. A brief synopsis of profanation is in norms of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith De delictis reservatis. This document was promulgated in 2010. In the article are detailed descriptions of perp, executive function, subjective aspect and punishment for this delict.

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