The role of a community and a legislator in the process of creating a legal custom in the canonical system Cover Image

Rola wspólnoty wiernych i prawodawcy w procesie tworzenia zwyczaju prawnego w systemie kanonicznym
The role of a community and a legislator in the process of creating a legal custom in the canonical system

Author(s): Ginter Dzierżon
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe Franciszka Salezego (TNFS)
Keywords: Legislator; Community; legal custom

Summary/Abstract: The author in the presented article focused on the issue of the roles of a community and of a legislator in the making process of a legal custom in the canonical system. Analyzing the content of the instructions included in cann. 23 – 28 CIC, he pointed out that in the canonical system the community of the faithful remains the causative force of a custom; while the legislator allows for the custom to exist in the system and acknowledges its validity. This specific role of a community results from the involvement of the faithful in the triple mission of Christ, i. e. the mission of a priest, of a king, and of a prophet

  • Issue Year: 30/2011
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 29-36
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish