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When Can Catholic Soldiers Receive Sacraments from Non-Catholic Chaplains?
Q: I am [in the U.S. armed forces] and we were discussing the fact that military chaplains come in all denominations. Can a Jewish, Muslim, or Sikh chaplain baptize someone a Catholic? Can a Jewish, Muslim, or Sikh chaplain give … Continue reading
Posted in Canonical Issues Involving Non-Catholics, Sacraments
Tagged baptism, canon law, Catholic, chaplain, confession, eucharist, military, sacrament
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When Can Catholics Receive Communion at a Non-Catholic Service?
Q: Can Catholics receive communion at Episcopal services? One article I read … states that the Canon Law deems reception of communion from a non-Catholic minister is blasphemy and, as such, a mortal sin. –Paula
Posted in Canonical Issues Involving Non-Catholics, Holy Mass, The Eucharist
Tagged canon law, Catholic, Episcopal, Episcopalian, eucharist, holy communion
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Why Does the Vatican Arrest Leakers, But Not Pedophile Priests?
Q: I read an article online, saying the Vatican just arrested five people for leaking and publishing confidential Vatican documents. Lots of anti-Catholic comments were posted under the article, asking why the Pope arrests leakers but not pedophile priests? I … Continue reading
Posted in Clergy Issues, Other Canonical Questions, The Pope
Tagged canon law, Catholic, pedophile, priest, Vatican
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Divorce, Remarriage, and Excommunication
Q: My coworker is Episcopalian, but I discovered she was baptized Catholic, and her whole family left the Church when she was small. She said they became Episcopalians because her mother got divorced and then remarried outside the Church, and … Continue reading
Posted in Crimes and Sanctions, Marriage
Tagged canon law, Catholic, divorce, excommunication, remarriage
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How Much Authority Does a Synod Actually Have?
Q: We’ve all been fixated on the Synod, but we never seem to have heard much about Synods in the Church before…. What kind of authority does a Synod actually have? And how is this one any different from Synods … Continue reading
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Tagged canon law, Catholic, Pope Francis, Synod
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