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Tag Archives: canon law
Will reaffirmation of teaching on divorce and Communion be ignored?
At his fine canon law blog, canonist Ed Peters, sober, offers a rather scary view of a scary trend. He has no combox over there. Why the gathering storm over divorce might be worse than was that over contraception Interesting … Read More
Posted in One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged canon law, divorce, Ed Peters, marriage
44 Comments
44 Comments
“immensely complex… huge ramifications… major reverberations…”
The Holy Father baptized the baby of a couple who are only civilly married. ¡Vaya lío! From the excellent Canon Law blog of Ed Peters… who is probably smart not to have an open combox. Or .. maybe he just … Read More
Canon Law Conference at O.L. Guadalupe Shrine
Over the last couple days I attended a Canon Law and Civil Law Conference at the beautiful Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the Diocese of LaCrosse. A great setting for a great conference. Alas, the Shrine is in … Read More
Posted in On the road, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Archbp. Sample, Bp. Gainer, canon law, Canon Law Conference, Card. Burke
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17 Comments
QUAERITUR: Does registering in a parish mean anything?
From a reader: What does canon law say about becoming a member of a parish outside of the geographical jurisdiction of the parish closest to you? For example: Joining another parish farther away from you, but in your diocese, because … Read More
Sentimentality and feelin’ good V. reason and good order
From the blog of Prof Ed Peters, canonist. Some thoughts on the VPO statement regarding the Mandatum rite controversy by Dr. Edward Peters The background to this controversy is the antinomianism that prevails today. The Church is passing through a … Read More
Posted in Francis, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, SESSIUNCULA, The Drill
Tagged antinomianism, canon law, Ed Peters
95 Comments
95 Comments
Have we entered an age of a new gnosticism?
There is an adage: Qui bene distinguit, bene docet, that is, someone who makes distinctions well, teaches well. Distinguished canonist Ed Peters makes good distinctions about the Holy Father’s disregard for the Church’s duly promulgated law when he chose to … Read More
Archd. Seattle: No same-sex marriages, receptions, preparations, events. Period.
From the Canonical Defender, Prof. Ed Peters at his excellent blog In The Light Of The Law: Seattle’s got it right by Dr. Edward Peters That we even have to go over this is . . . well . . … Read More
Ed Peters on civil effects of Church marriages
The Canonical Defender, the distinguished Ed Peters, has some comments on his fine blog In The Light Of The Law about civil consequences of Catholic marriage ceremonies. In the USA marriage ceremonies are also the civil act. In Italy, there … Read More
A canonist explains something about can. 915 & can. 916
The Canonical Defender, Prof. Ed Peters, is back at it after his synodal sojourn in Rome. A recent offering: Catholics, Communion, and Controversies by Dr. Edward Peters Controversies over participation in holy Communion by Catholics publicly at odds with Church … Read More
The Canonical Defender responds to a claim about the ordination of deaconesses
The Canonical Defender, Dr. Ed Peters, has on his fine blog about canon law again drilled into an aspect of the question of women deacons. Further re female ordination to diaconate by Dr. Edward Peters I saw the recent comments … Read More
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