Rodzaje i funkcje kar w prawie Kościoła prawosławnego w Polsce
Sanctions within the Orthodox Church law in Poland

Summary/Abstract: Legal provisions of the Polish Orthodox Church can be found in canonical, liturgical and internal administrative regulations. There are many forms of forbidden behavior. Sanctions can be imposed for different offences considering different spheres of the human life such as cult, doctrine or morals. The aim of the article is to show the diversity of sanctions provided by in the Orthodox Church internal regulations. The author concluded the punishment in the Orthodox Church has both legal and religious dimensions. The penalties are also varied. The way in which the prosecution is being conducted and the form of the final judgement depend on the type of offence in question, its circumstances, the degree of social harm and the position of the perpetrator.

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