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Cathy Caridi, J.C.L., is an American canon lawyer who practices law and teaches in Rome. She founded this website to provide clear answers to canonical questions asked by ordinary Catholics, without employing all the mysterious legalese that canon lawyers know and love. In the past Cathy has published articles both in scholarly journals and on various popular Catholic websites, including Real Presence Communications and Catholic Exchange.- Now available in paperback!
Author Archives: Cathy Caridi
Addiction and Marriage Validity
Q: Can alcoholism, or some other addiction, invalidate a Catholic marriage? I’m asking this question because my divorced daughter is starting the annulment process. She spoke with someone at the marriage tribunal, who I gather is expected to help her … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged addiction, alcoholism, canon law, Catholic, marriage, validity
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When Can One Priest Validly Delegate Another to Celebrate a Wedding?
Q: If a pastor grants general delegation to a parochial vicar to assist at marriages within the parish, does the parochial vicar have the authority to subdelegate this power to another priest or deacon to witness a specific marriage, or … Continue reading
Posted in Clergy Issues, Marriage, Sacraments
Tagged canon law, Catholic, delegation, marriage, parochial vicar, subdelegation, wedding
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The Validity of the Upcoming Conclave
Q: Perhaps you could offer some insight on the issue of the maximum number of electors allowed in a Papal Conclave. It seems clear from the Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominci Gregis that the maximum number of electors is 120. Yet, … Continue reading
Did Pope Francis Already Write a Resignation Letter?
Q: In light of the Holy Father’s present illness, I found an article online which was written a few years ago. It says that Pope Francis told an interviewer in 2013 that he had already written a resignation letter and … Continue reading
Posted in The Pope
Tagged canon law, Catholic, impeded, Pope Francis, resignation, vacant see
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When Does a Custom Have the Force of Law?
Q1: When the bishop in a diocese allows the faithful to receive Communion in the hand or on the tongue, can a priest, who objects on the grounds of conscience, refuse to give the faithful holy Communion in the hand? … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Mass, Other Canonical Questions
Tagged canon law, Catholic, Communion in the hand, Communion on the tongue, custom, Mass
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