CANON LAW

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to Canon Law, the disciplinary law of the Catholic Church, in our case, the law for the Church’s Latin Rite. Students will learn the meaning of the 1752 canons in the Code of Canon Law , how to consult the Code when they have legal questions, and how to identify the theological principles and sources of the law of the Church. Special attention will be paid to Books II, III, and IV in the Code, on The People of God, The Teaching Office of the Church, and The Office of Sanctifying in the Church.