Retroactivity of Clarification: Defection from the Church by formal act

"Does the March 13, 2006, letter of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts (PCLT) have retroactive effect? In particular, can it be used to process past cases of lack of canonical form, including some which had already been judged in the negative based on the fact, thought to have been tr...

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Main Author: Huels, John M. 1950- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:Undetermined language
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Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Soc. 2006
In: Roman replies and CLSA advisory opinions
Year: 2006, Pages: 78-81
IxTheo Classification:SB Catholic Church law
Further subjects:B Leaving the church
B Catholic church Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 1117
B Apostasy
B Schism
B actus formalis
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Summary:"Does the March 13, 2006, letter of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts (PCLT) have retroactive effect? In particular, can it be used to process past cases of lack of canonical form, including some which had already been judged in the negative based on the fact, thought to have been true at the time, that the Catholic party had defected from the Catholic Church by a formal act?"
Contains:Enthalten in: Roman replies and CLSA advisory opinions