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Category Archives: Other Canonical Questions
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
Posted in Other Canonical Questions, Rights of the Faithful
Tagged canon 1752, canon law, Catholic, Mission of Divine Mercy, San Antonio
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Fiducia Supplicans and the Magisterium
Q: When reading news about Fiducia Supplicans, and then reading the declaration itself, I was struck by this statement it contains about the Church’s Magisterium: Such theological reflection, based on the pastoral vision of Pope Francis, implies a real development … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic Education, Other Canonical Questions, The Pope
Tagged blessing, canon law, Catholic, Fiducia Supplicans, magisterial teaching, magisterium
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When Christmas Falls on a Monday: Holydays of Obligation, Part III
Q: If a solemnity is a precept [i.e., a holyday of obligation] in my country and it falls on a Saturday or a Monday, is going to just one Mass enough to fulfill the precept? For example, if a festivity … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Mass, Other Canonical Questions, Parish Life
Tagged canon law, Catholic, Christmas, holyday of obligation, holydays, Mass
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Who Controls Ecclesiastical Property?
Q: I am hoping that you can resolve a debate we are having about the term “ecclesiastical property.” Some Catholic friends and I were talking about how the US bishops tried to seize [the Catholic television station] EWTN from Mother … Continue reading
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Tagged bishop, canon law, Catholic, ecclesiastical property, EWTN, juridic person, Mother Angelica
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