anon Law is a rather
unfamiliar field among Catholics and non-Catholics alike. The
Church is a civilization and because civilizations have laws, the
Church has its own set of laws to govern it citizens.
The Vatican's web site has an extended
index of Canon Law topics.
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Canon Law Library is dedicated to discussing issues related to
canon law for the edification of our visitors. Canon Law
specialists, Pete Vere, JCL, and Jason Morin (JCL candidate)
offer their views on various canonical issues below.
Pete Vere offers some advice to would-be apologists on the
importance of a basic knowlege of canon law.
Since Vatican II, many liberal and minimalist Catholics have tried
to downplay Eucharistic devotion. Some theologians and canon lawyers
have had the audacity to say that Eucharistic devotion has been suppressed
by Vatican II and Canon Law. Some Bishops have even been swayed by
this position and have actually suppressed such devotion in their
dioceses! Staff Canonist Pete Vere discusses this issue and shows
quite clearly that these opinions are erroneous and baseless.
Staff Canonist, Pete Vere, discusses the canonical implications
of excommunication and how it applies to the parties involved in
abortion. Canonically, it is difficult to excommunicate a
politician. But there are other equally effective and humiliating
means for the Church to get the message across.
Staff Canon Lawyer, Pete Vere, helps University administrators
reflect on the canonical implications of Pope John Paul II's consititution
Ex Corde Ecclesiae. This document puts the legal clamp on
dissent from Catholic teaching at our universities. Let's see if,
in this century, the bishops have the courage to practice what Rome
preaches.
Canonist Pete Vere offers this primer on Canon Law and the
Catholic Church by discussing its foundation within the Church and
its scope. He also gives us a brief glimpse into the professional
life of a canon lawyer.
Fr. Gruner has been
officially suspended by the Vatican, but it seems that he believes
that his particular suspension is unjust and refuses to submit to
his superiors. Of course, how many sad cases in the
Church's history have not hosted similar pretenses as an excuse
to disobey? Pete Vere sets the record straight, gives
everybody a reality check on this situation, and explains how
Fr. Gruner is hardly a persecuted martyr for Fatima.
