Canon Law definition

Canon Law means the Canon Law of the Catholic Church from time to time in force and if any question arises as to the interpretation of Canon Law, this shall be determined exclusively by the Diocesan Bishop;

Canon Law means the Code of Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church, as codified in 1983 and as may hereafter be amended, and all binding universal and particular laws of the Roman Catholic Church.

Canon Law means and refers to the 1983 Code of Canon Law applicable to the Roman Catholic Church, the Constitutions and General Statutes of the Order, and the Provincial Statutes specific to the PSO.

Examples of Canon Law in a sentence

• When even a single act of sexual abuse by a priest or deacon is admitted or is established after an appropriate process in accord with Canon Law, the offending priest or deacon will be removed permanently from ecclesiastical ministry.

• The report on Religious Education is produced for the Bishop of Hexham & Newcastle, who under Canon Law 804 and 806, as the Diocesan Bishop he has responsibility for the schools in the diocese, and for the Governing Body of the schools concerned.

• Under Canon Law and Archdiocesan guidelines, the members advise the administrative team (pastor and principal) and cannot make decisions binding for the parish education program without the approval of the administrative team (A Primer on Educational Governance in the Catholic Church, the CACE/NABE Governance Task Force, NCEA, 1998).

• If the priest or deacon has either admitted culpability or been found culpable after a trial in accordance with Canon Law and if the penalty of dismissal from the clerical state has not been applied for (e.g., for reasons of advanced age or infirmity) or prescribed by the tribunal after a trial, the offender ought to lead a life of prayer and penance.

• In every case involving canonical penalties, the processes provided for in Canon Law must be observed, and the various provisions of Canon Law must be considered (cf.

More Definitions of Canon Law

Canon Law means and refers to the 1983 Code of Canon Law applicable to the Roman Catholic Church. References to Canon Law in the Plan are for discussion purposes only. Nothing in the Plan or any Plan Document should be construed as making Canon Law binding on any Entity; nor should Canon Law be construed to govern any provision of the Plan or any Plan Document; provided, however, that the foregoing does not constitute a waiver by the Debtor or the Reorganized Debtor of the right to assert Canon Law or any other applicable non- bankruptcy law as a defense to any action to enforce any provision of the Plan or the Plan Documents.

Canon Law means the 1983 Code of Canon Law promulgated on January 25, 1983 by Pope John Paul II, and any amendments thereto.

Canon Law means the 1983 Code of Canon Law, as amended from time to time.

Canon Law means the Canon Law of the Catholic Church;

Canon Law means the Code of Canon Law promulgated by the competent organs of the Catholic Church and any other rule of law sohowever called of the said Church relative to marriage;

Canon Law means the Code of Canon Law of the church and the statutes of juridical persons.

Canon Law means the Code of Canon Law, the Bishops' Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People ,the Essential Norms for Diocesan/Eparchial Policies Dealing with Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Priests or Deacons, and directives and decrees from the competent authorities of the Holy See.