The Formal Act of Defection and U.S. Catholic Deconversion
Between 1983 and 2010, the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church permitted Latin Rite Catholics to defect by a formal act. This canonical innovation differed sharply from the church's longstanding approach to the question of membership, and it was ultimately repealed by a motu proprio of Pop...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Catholic Historical Society
[2016]
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American catholic studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 127, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-23 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDB Roman Catholic Church RB Church office; congregation |
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