RT Article
T1 Invalid Use of Extraordinary Form of Marriage: Canon 1116
JF Roman replies and CLSA advisory opinions 1996
SP 101
OP 102
A1 Huels, John M. 1950-
LA English
YR 1996
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1948453053
AB A laicized priest in our diocese is a widower from a marriage he contracted in the 1970s. Recently, he requested permission from the bishop to enter a secret marriage, giving as a reason the fact that he and his intended spouse had limited retirement income and would suffer a loss of financial benefits if they were publicly married with a marriage license. The bishop denied his request. He has now written to the bishop asking him to record in the secret archive his marriage celebrated according to the extraordinary form of canon 1116, claiming that they would have been gravely inconvenienced by a public ceremony resulting in a loss of income, and that no priest or deacon was “morally available.” He cited your book, The Pastoral Companion, as sanctioning this approach. I checked and noticed that you did address the issue of moral unavailability, but I am doubtful whether this was a correct application of the principle.
SN 0943616751
K1 Katholische Kirche : Codex iuris canonici : 1983 : can. 1116
K1 Kirchliche Eheschließung