Parish membership and the right to the sacraments: Canon 848
I am a single mother with two children, living on social assistance. I receive no financial support from my former husband. While I attend our local parish, I have not registered there because I cannot at this time afford the annual membership dues required to register. Recently the pastor informed...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2006
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CLSA advisory opinions, 2001-2005
Year: 2001, Pages: 218-219 |
| IxTheo Classification: | SB Catholic Church law |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Sacrament reception B Holy See (motif) Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 851 B Parish B Sakramentenrecht |
| Summary: | I am a single mother with two children, living on social assistance. I receive no financial support from my former husband. While I attend our local parish, I have not registered there because I cannot at this time afford the annual membership dues required to register. Recently the pastor informed me that my son could not receive the sacrament of confirmation and my daughter could not receive her First Communion. He said our family must first register with the parish and pay our annual dues. Does he have the right to prohibit my children from receiving the sacraments for the reasons stated? |
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| ISBN: | 9781932208115 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: CLSA advisory opinions, 2001-2005
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