The Computation of Time: a Canonical Overview
The computation of time has always had important ramifications for the liturgical, juridical, and scientific life of the Church. It stands as one of the few instances where the ecclesiastical and civil legal sciences interface with the mathematical sciences. In present-day ecumenical endeavors, dive...
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| Language: | English |
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Peeters
[2017]
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Studia canonica
Year: 2017, Volume: 51, Issue: 1, Pages: 207-250 |
| IxTheo Classification: | SB Catholic Church law |
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Catholic church Codex Iuris Canonici 1917
B Gregory XIII Pope 1502-1585 B Time B Calendar (motif) B Catholic church Codex Iuris Canonici 1983 |
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| Summary: | The computation of time has always had important ramifications for the liturgical, juridical, and scientific life of the Church. It stands as one of the few instances where the ecclesiastical and civil legal sciences interface with the mathematical sciences. In present-day ecumenical endeavors, divergences between differing methods of computation of the calendar have significant impact, particularly regarding the proposal of a fixed date of Easter. Since the revision of the Code following the Second Vatican Council, the norms governing the canonical reckoning of time have likewise undergone revision and relative simplification. Since then, consideration of the notion of time in canon law has received scant attention. This study attempts to address the legal consequences of the simplification of these norms in the Church's present legislation. Le calcul canonique du temps a toujours eu des conséquences importantes sur la vie liturgique, juridique, et scientifique de l'Église. Il se présente comme l'un des rares cas où les sciences juridiques ecclésiastiques et civiles s'interfacent avec les sciences mathématiques. Les efforts œcuméniques actuels montrent que les divergences entre les différentes méthodes de calcul du calendrier ont un impact significatif, en particulier, sur la proposition d'une date fixe de Pâques. Depuis la révision du Code, comme suite au Concile Vatican II, les normes régissant le calcul canonique du temps ont également subi une révision et une simplification relative. Depuis lors, l'examen de la notion de temps, dans le droit canon, a reçu peu d'attention. Cette étude tente d'aborder les conséquences juridiques de la simplification de ces normes dans la législation actuelle de l'Église. |
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| ISSN: | 0039-310X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studia canonica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/STC.51.1.3220896 |