Parents as confirmation sponsors: Canon 893

"The office of sponsor has a long tradition in the Catholic Church, dating probably from the middle of the second century. The practice of parents acting as sponsors for their children was common in the fourth century, as a letter of Saint Augustine to Bishop Boniface indicates. However, by the...

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Main Author: Daly, Brendan 1952- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2009
In: Roman Replies and CLSA Advisory Opinions 2009
Year: 2009, Pages: 91-93
IxTheo Classification:SB Catholic Church law
Further subjects:B Godparent
B Parents
B Holy See (motif) Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 893
B Confirmation
B Sakramentenrecht
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Summary:"The office of sponsor has a long tradition in the Catholic Church, dating probably from the middle of the second century. The practice of parents acting as sponsors for their children was common in the fourth century, as a letter of Saint Augustine to Bishop Boniface indicates. However, by the ninth century, Church Councils, such as those of Munich and Aries in 813, forbade parents to be sponsors at the baptism of their children. Canons 765 and 795 of the 1917 Code of Canon Law also forbade parents to be sponsors at the baptism or confirmation of their children. How is this matter treated in the 1983 Code of Canon Law?"
ISBN:1932208240
Contains:Enthalten in: Roman Replies and CLSA Advisory Opinions 2009