Penal Liability of Parents Under Can. 1366 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law Cover Image

Odpowiedzialność kanoniczno-karna rodziców według kan. 1366 Kodeksu Prawa Kanonicznego z 1983 roku
Penal Liability of Parents Under Can. 1366 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law

Author(s): Krzysztof Mikołajczuk
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Sociology, Family and social welfare, Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: penal canon law; penal liability of parents under canon law; hand over a child to be baptised and raised in a non Catholic religion

Summary/Abstract: Under Can. 1366 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, Catholic parents, or those who take their place, who hand over their children to be baptised or educated in a non Catholic religion are to be punished with a censure or other just penalty. Undoubtedly, the reason for this provision is to protect the good of faith and the right of children who were baptised in the Catholic Church to be raised as Catholics. It also imposes on parents (or legal guardians) the obligation to raise their children in accordance with the Catholic Church teaching.

  • Issue Year: 64/2017
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 115-125
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish