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Canon Law and Getting What You Want
Q1: My fiancé and I wish to be married in a chapel [instead of the parish church]. This chapel… has been the most pivotal part of our faith life and relationship with one another. However, we were informed that we … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage, Other Canonical Questions, Parish Life, Sacraments
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Canon Law and Bishops of Bling
Q: In the past year or so there have been quite a few revelations about Catholic bishops living in lavish homes as if they were royalty…. What does canon law have to say about this? –Robin A: Robin is right … Continue reading
Posted in Clergy Issues
Tagged bishop, bling, canon law, Catholic
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Canon Law and a Convent of Rebellious Sisters
Q: Several decades ago a convent of a new order of sisters was founded in our diocese. They help us parish priests by teaching the children and also by catechizing the adults. But in recent years they have gone out … Continue reading
Posted in Other Canonical Questions
Tagged bishop, canon law, Catholic, diocesan right, pontifical right, sisters
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Can a Bishop Expel a Sister from his Diocese?
Q: There’s a battle going on in our diocese, between our bishop and a group of sisters who teach in X school…. Does the bishop have the authority to kick a sister out of the diocese, if her Mother Superior … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic Education, Other Canonical Questions
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Is Nepotism Still an Issue in the Church?
Q: In the medieval and renaissance periods, the Church had many problems with nepotism. We hear nothing about this issue any more, but I’m wondering whether this is still a potential problem, at least in theory. Are there canons which … Continue reading