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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!
Category Archives: Other Canonical Questions
Can the Bishop Shut Down a Shrine?
Q: Some years ago, a man in my diocese built a Catholic shrine, and it was visited by many Catholics. But the bishop ordered it to be shut down, and said that it was not a shrine and that Catholics … Continue reading
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Index of Forbidden Books
Q: Since there isn’t an Index of Forbidden Books any more (or at least I assume there isn’t), does canon law say anything about books that Catholics are not supposed to read? Or does the Church hold that we can … Continue reading
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Canon Law and Donations to the Church
Q: My elderly mother is thinking about making a big donation to the parish school, or maybe leaving it in her will. All of her children went there and some of her grandchildren. Lately they’ve been complaining that the school … Continue reading
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Canon Law and “Catholic” Organizations
Q1: How come the pro-abortion group “Catholics for Choice” gets away with calling itself a Catholic organization? Why doesn’t the Church stop it from using this name? —Dale Q2: There’s a school in our diocese that is run by Catholic … Continue reading
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Notre Dame, Obama, and the Bishop’s Authority
Q: We all know that the bishop of the diocese where the University of Notre Dame is located wouldn’t go to graduation in 2009 because President Obama was coming. But why didn’t he simply forbid the school to allow Obama … Continue reading
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Tagged canon law, Catholic, Holy Cross Fathers, Notre Dame, Obama
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