Does the Church have to be part of the "great movement for the defence of the human person and the safeguarding of human dignity"?
This article reflects on the multiple services theology could render to canon law. It could help canon law from falling into legalism and legal positivism, by invoking the values and ideals both of them are expected to uphold. By helping canon law to read the signs of the times, theology could assis...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Lit
2018
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| In: |
Revision of the Codes
Year: 2018, Pages: 11-14 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Catholic church
/ Person
/ Human dignity
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| IxTheo Classification: | SB Catholic Church law |
| Summary: | This article reflects on the multiple services theology could render to canon law. It could help canon law from falling into legalism and legal positivism, by invoking the values and ideals both of them are expected to uphold. By helping canon law to read the signs of the times, theology could assist canon law to respond to the contemporary exigencies of the people of God and overcome the danger of obsolescence. Further, in the context of the plurality oflocal Churches, theology could assist the formulation of particular laws that best respond to their concrete situations. What is of divine right ("ius divinum") and what is of ecclesiastical law requires theological clarification given the fluidity between these two realms. Continuous dialogue between theology and canon law is the need of the hour to be able to serve effectively the people of God today. |
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| ISBN: | 3643802382 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Revision of the Codes
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