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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: Sacraments
The Eucharist and Sacramental Validity, Part I
Q: One of my fellow-parishioners has a violent allergy to wheat, so he can’t receive the Eucharist under the form of bread. He has to receive from the chalice instead. Why can’t priests get permission to use some other type … Continue reading
Posted in Clergy Issues, Holy Mass, The Eucharist
Tagged canon law, Catholic, celiac, eucharist, holy communion
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Can Cousins Marry in the Church?
Q: Can cousins get married in the Church? I don’t want to marry my cousin, I’m just wondering! –Jeremy A: When it comes to the biological relationship between prospective spouses, the Church has laws which are based on natural law. … Continue reading
Are They Excommunicated? Sanctions, Part IV
Q1: I remember that Archbishop Burke excommunicated a couple of women who claimed that they had been ordained Catholic priests a couple of years ago. Now I read that the Vatican has issued rules about punishing women who do that. … Continue reading
Posted in Clergy Issues, Crimes and Sanctions, Holy Orders
Tagged canon law, Catholic, excommunication, feminist, women priests
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Sacraments and Personal Identity
Q1: Our son got his girlfriend pregnant. Both are Catholics. He freely admitted that the child is his, and wanted to give financial support and also to marry her if she agreed. But for some reason the minute his girlfriend … Continue reading
Can Children Make their First Communion Before their First Confession?
Q: A friend of mine teaches CCD, I think fifth or sixth grade. Mid-year she got a new student who had just moved into town, and she discovered that he had never, ever been to confession! He had made his … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic Education, Confession
Tagged canon law, Catholic, confession, First Communion
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