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Category Archives: Other Canonical Questions
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
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Tagged canon law, Catholic, Communion in the hand, Communion on the tongue, custom, Mass
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When Can a Catholic Church Charge Visitors an Entrance Fee?
Q: During a visit to a city in Europe, we went to attend evening Mass at the city’s cathedral. During the day, it is visited by many tourists and has an entrance fee to support the maintenance of the building. … Continue reading
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Tagged basilica, canon law, cathedral, Catholic, entrance fee, tourist, visitor
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How Are Religious Institutes Obliged to Support Members Who Leave?
Q: My work includes much interaction with women religious. Is there any guidance in canon law that provides for a religious who professed vows with their institute and then had to leave? I thought that canon law required a certain … Continue reading
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Tagged brother, canon law, Catholic, indult of departure, perpetual vows, religious, religious institute, sister
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Investigating Alleged Supernatural Phenomena
Q: I read your “Obedience and Canon 1752,” about the people in Texas who claim God is telling them the Pope is a usurper. It led me to wonder: did the bishop of that diocese ever investigate their alleged claims … Continue reading
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Tagged apparitions, bishop, canon law, Catholic, investigation, San Antonio, supernatural phenomena
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Obedience and Canon 1752
Q: Could you elaborate on Canon 1752, and whether it can legitimately be used to argue that “what is illicit in ordinary times, can in a time of crisis be a good and holy act”? I ask because of what … Continue reading
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Tagged canon 1752, canon law, Catholic, Mission of Divine Mercy, San Antonio
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