Modus procedendi in case of act of formal defection of the Church Cover Image

Modus procedendi w przypadku formalnego aktu wystąpienia z Kościoła
Modus procedendi in case of act of formal defection of the Church

Author(s): Marek Saj
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Canon Law / Church Law, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Warszawska Prowincja Redemptorystów
Keywords: formal act of defection; apostasy; offence; penalty; consequences of penalty;

Summary/Abstract: For the reason that there were acts of leaving the community of the Church there arose a need for working out the legislative norms to be followed and obeyed to make such a decision valid and binding with regard to juridic consequences. In 2006 such norms were issued by the Papal Council for the Legislative Texts, and next, the particular Churches were obliged to worked out their own norms regarding that issue. In the Church in Poland such rules derive from 2008, and further, they were amended in 2015. Hence, the below study show the currently applicable norm for formal act of defection from the Church, and at the same, it takes into consideration the juridic aspects of such norms.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 351-366
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish