Registration of the sacrament of confirmation for a catholic in the federal witness protection program: Canon 895
"The Chief Chaplain of the Federal Bureau of Prisons has inquired about the recording of the sacrament of confirmation for a Catholic inmate who is enrolled in the Federal Witness Protection Program. To participate in the program, inmates are required to sever all ties with their past, includin...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Soc.
2007
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| In: |
Roman replies and CLSA advisory opinions
Year: 2007, Pages: 74-76 |
| IxTheo Classification: | SB Catholic Church law |
| Further subjects: | B
Confidence protection
B Registration B Church records B Catholic Church Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 895 B Kirchenbücher B Confirmation B Administrative law B Sakramentenrecht |
| Summary: | "The Chief Chaplain of the Federal Bureau of Prisons has inquired about the recording of the sacrament of confirmation for a Catholic inmate who is enrolled in the Federal Witness Protection Program. To participate in the program, inmates are required to sever all ties with their past, including reference to their prior name, date and place of birth, family members, and friends. This information is placed under court seal, and new information is supplied by the court for the purposes of future identification. The inmate in question was baptized Catholic as an infant, and now wishes to receive confirmation. The local diocese has indicated that the confimiation must be recorded at the parish of baptism, using the inmate's birth name, and the names of her parents. While the inmate is willing to reveal this information to the prison chaplain, it is strictly prohibited under the rules and regulations of the program. Is there any way that the confirmation can proceed, and that a suitable record of its conferral be retained by the Church?" |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Roman replies and CLSA advisory opinions
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