Equal Dignity in the Catholic Communion. Decoding the Decree on the Eastern Churches and the Eastern Code
The author presents the history of the condification of the Eastern Code and highlights how the preservation of Eastern disciplines was a major concern even in the Vatican Coucil I. Analysing the strucure of OE he says that since this Decree deals with various disciplinary features, it could be seen...
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Institution of Oriental Canon Law
2014
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Iustitia
Year: 2014, Volume: 5, Pages: 225-248 |
| IxTheo Classification: | SB Catholic Church law |
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B Church law B Eastern Church B Catholic church Codex canonum ecclesiarum orientalium B Codification B Codexreform B History B Ecclesia sui juris |
| Summary: | The author presents the history of the condification of the Eastern Code and highlights how the preservation of Eastern disciplines was a major concern even in the Vatican Coucil I. Analysing the strucure of OE he says that since this Decree deals with various disciplinary features, it could be seen as a pre-code with no pretense of being complete. This conciliar Decree lays the foundations of a new positive way by specifically emphasizing the diversity of traditions and their equal dignity. Having examined the said decree and the Eastern Code the author asserts that the rites of the Eastern Churches are important not only for them but also for the entire Church. If the rites of the Eastern Churches waver, it is the entire Church that wavers and the apostolic and patristic traditions will suffer extensively. To maintain this variety in the unity, it is more than ever necessary to promote the rites of the Eastern Churches. Hence, he suggests ardent effort to implement the teaching of the decree and the norms of CCEO. |
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| ISSN: | 2248-9789 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Iustitia
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