Canons 976 and 986 §2: Right of Accused Cleric to Petition for Dispensation from Clerical Obligations
The “Vademecum on Certain Points of Procedure in Treating Cases of Sexual Abuse of Minors Committed by Clerics” issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on 16 July 2020, points out in paragraph 157 that an accused cleric has the right to present a petition to the Holy Father to be di...
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2020
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Roman Replies and CLSA Advisory Opinions 2020
Year: 2020, Pages: 37-39 |
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Catholic Church, Verfasserschaft1, Codex iuris canonici (1983). 976
/ Catholic Church, Verfasserschaft1, Codex iuris canonici (1983). 986,2
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| Summary: | The “Vademecum on Certain Points of Procedure in Treating Cases of Sexual Abuse of Minors Committed by Clerics” issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on 16 July 2020, points out in paragraph 157 that an accused cleric has the right to present a petition to the Holy Father to be dispensed from all obligations connected with the clerical state, including celibacy. It further states that the Ordinary is obligated to inform the accused cleric of this right. This is a sample of the rescript issued in response to such a petition. |
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| ISBN: | 1932208569 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Roman Replies and CLSA Advisory Opinions 2020
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