Die Dispens von der Lebenswahl: Rechtstheologische und moraltheologische Erwägungen
The present article deals with dispensation from religious vows and the promise of celibacy from the moral-theological standpoint. An attempt is made to deepen the approach on the same issue, published on this review in 1975. The following reflections proceed in three steps. The first and introducto...
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Ed. Pontificia Univ. Gregoriana
1980
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Gregorianum
Year: 1980, Volume: 61, Issue: 2, Pages: 207-251 |
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| Summary: | The present article deals with dispensation from religious vows and the promise of celibacy from the moral-theological standpoint. An attempt is made to deepen the approach on the same issue, published on this review in 1975. The following reflections proceed in three steps. The first and introductory step seeks to elaborate an authentically theological notion of canon law. It answers the question in what sense canon law may be defined a jus gratiae. The point of departure is the relationship between New Testament ethos and law, insofar as the church is a communion of moral understanding and praxis. Christian morality is not only at the basis of the practical application of canon law, but also enlightens its theoretical understanding. The second step constitutes a concise introduction into the anthropological and moral premises of the church's practice of accepting a life commitment in public. It tries to shed light upon the inherent challenges and risks of a life choice, upon the process of growth or final failure through error or guilt. The third and final step consists in an reflection upon the nature of dispensation insofar as it is an act of grace. This is done in the light of the introductory remarks on the nature of canon law. The paradigmatic situations in which a dispensation is granted are analysed. In the situation of obvious error the dispensation is close to a declaration of nullity; it overcomes the inevitable abstractness of law in a highly complex situation. In case of guilt, dispensation may assume the significance of ecclesial reconciliation. In both cases the legislator has to weigh the private and the common good. |
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