A HANDBOOK OF CANON LAW (Contents)

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A Handbook of Canon Law José T. Martín de Agar Wilson &Lafleur Ltée Montreal 1999 Table of Contents

A Handbook of Canon Law *

Abbreviations *

FOREWORD *

Chapter I. Canon Law *

1. Church and Law *

2. Divine Law and Human Law *

3. The History of Canon Law *

A) The First Millennium *

B) Classical Canon Law *

C) The Modern Era *

D) The Contemporary Period *

1. The Second Vatican Council *

2. The Code of Canon Law of 1983 *

3. The Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches (CCEO) *

Chapter II. The Sources of Canon Law *

1. Norms and Juridical Acts *

2. Canonical Norms *

3. Law *

A) Types of Law * 1. Divine Law and Human Law *

2. General and Particular Laws *

3. Territorial Law and Personal Law *

4. Invalidating and Incapacitating Laws (c.10) *

B) Promulgation *

C) Retroactivity *

4. Custom *

5. Administrative Norms *

A) General Executory Decrees *

B) Instructions *

6. Statutes and Rules of Order * A) Statutes *

B) Rules of Order *

7. Singular Administrative Acts * A) Singular Decrees *

B) Singular Precepts *

C) Rescripts *

1. Privilege *

2. Dispensation *

8. Judicial Acts *

9. Private Juridical Acts (cc. 124-128) *

Chapter III. Who Are Subjects in Canon Law? *

1. The Physical Person (cc. 96-112) *

2. The Juridical Person (cc. 113-123) *

A) Corporations and Foundations (c. 115) *

B) Public and Private Juridical Persons *

Chapter IV. The Constitution of the Church *

1. Constitutional Principles *

A) The Principle of Equality *

B) The Principle of Variety *

C) The Hierarchical Principle *

2. The Fundamental Rights and Duties of the Faithful *

Chapter V. The People of God. Its Social Structure *

1. The People of God *

2. The Lay Faithful *

Principal Obligations and Rights of the Laity * 3. Personal Status of Sacred Ministers * A) The Formation of Clerics *

B) Incardination of Clerics *

C) Rights and Duties of Clerics *

D) Loss of the Clerical State *

4. Associations of the Faithful * A) Types of Associations *

B) Public Associations *

C) Private Associations of the Faithful *

Chapter VI. The People of God. Its Hierarchical Structure *

1. The Concepts of Ecclesiastical Organization *

Ecclesiastical Office * 2. The Universal and Particular Dimensions of the Church *

3. The Supreme Power in the Church *

A) The Roman Pontiff *

B) The College of Bishops *

The Ecumenical Council * 4. Institutions for the Government of the Universal Church *

5. The Particular Churches *

A) The Diocese *

B) Other Ecclesiastical Circumscriptions Similar to the Diocese *

C) Organisms Above the Diocesan Level *

1. The Ecclesiastical Province *

2. The Ecclesiastical Region *

3. Particular Councils *

4. The Conferences of Bishops *

6. Government and Organization of the Diocese * A) The Diocesan Bishop *

B) Institutions and Offices for the Government of the Diocese *

1. Coadjutor and Auxiliary Bishops (cc. 403-411) *

2. The Diocesan Synod (cc. 460-468) *

3. The Diocesan Curia *

4. The Diocesan Vicars (cc. 475-481) *

5. The Finance Committee (cc. 492 and 493) *

6. The Diocesan Financial Administrator *

7. The Council of Priests (cc. 495-501) *

8. The College of Consultors (c. 502) *

9. The Chapter of Canons (cc. 503-510) *

10. The Pastoral Council *

C) The Parish (cc. 515-552) *

D) Vicars Forane (cc. 553-555) *

E) Rectors of Churches (cc. 556-563) *

F) Chaplains (cc. 564-572) *

Chapter VII. Consecrated Life *

Institutes of Consecrated Life *

A) Religious Institutes * The Religious * B) Secular Institutes *

C) Societies of Apostolic Life *

Chapter VIII. The Means of Salvation. The Word of God *

The Teaching Function *

A) The Ecclesiastical Magisterium of the Church * Obligations Concerning Catholic Doctrine * B) Ecumenism *

C) The Ministry of the Divine Word *

1. Preaching *

2. Catechesis *

3. Missions *

D) Catholic Education * 1. The Teaching of the Catholic Religion *

2. Catholic Schools *

3. Catholic Universities and Other Institutes of Higher Learning *

4. Ecclesiastical Universities and Faculties *

E) Means of Communication, and Books * Chapter IX The Means of Salvation. Divine Worship *

1. The Sanctifying Office in the Church *

2. The Sacraments *

A) Baptism *

B) Confirmation *

C) The Holy Eucharist *

1. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass *

2. Eucharistic Communion *

3. Conservation and Veneration of the Most Holy Eucharist *

4. Offerings for the Celebration of the Mass (cc. 945-958) *

D) The Sacrament of Penance * 1. Collective Absolution (cc. 961-963) *

2. Indulgences (cc. 992-997) *

E) The Anointing of the Sick *

F) The Sacrament of Orders *

3. Marriage * A) General Concepts *

B) Matrimonial Consent *

C) Impediments *

The Impediments in Particular * D) The Form of Marriage *

E) Effects of Marriage *

F) Dissolution of the Marriage Bond *

1. Dispensation of Non-Consummated Marriage (c. 1142) *

2. Dissolution in Favor of the Faith (cc. 1143-1150) *

G) Separation of the Spouses *

H) Convalidation of the Marriage *

1. Simple Convalidation (cc. 1156-1160) *

2. Retroactive Validation (Radical Sanation) (cc. 1161-1165) *

I)Pastoral Care and Preparation for Marriage * 4. Other Acts of Divine Worship * A) Sacramentals (cc. 1166-1172) *

B) The Liturgy of the Hours *

C) Church Funerals (cc. 1176-1185) *

D) Veneration of the Saints, of Sacred Images and of Relics *

E) Vows and Oaths *

5. Sacred Places and Times * A) Sacred Places *

B) Various Sacred Places *

C) Sacred Times *

Chapter X. The Temporal Goods of the Church. Patrimonial Canon Law * A) Goods *

B) The Acquisition of Goods *

C) Administration of Ecclesiastical Goods *

D) Alienation of Ecclesiastical Goods *

E) Pious Dispositions and Pious Foundations *

Chapter XI. Penal Canon Law * A) Offenses *

B) The Offender *

C) Ecclesiastical Penalties *

1. Censures *

2. Expiatory Penalties *

3. Penal Remedies and Penances *

D) The Application of Penalties *

E) Cessation of Penalties *

F) Specific Offenses *

Chapter XII. Procedural Law *

1. Judicial Organization *

2. The Process *

A) The Parties *

B) The Competence of the Tribunal *

3. The Carrying Out of the Process * A) The Introductory Stage *

B) The Evidentiary or Probatory Stage. Proofs *

C) The Publication of the Acts, the Conclusion of the Case, and the Pleadings (cc. 1598-1606) *

D) The Judicial Decision (cc. 1607-1618) *

4. Challenging the Judgment * A) Appeal * Adjudged Matter (res iudicata) * B) Plaint of Nullity *

C) Total Reinstatement (Restitutio in Integrum) (cc. 1645-1648) *

5. The Execution of the Judgment (cc. 1650-1655) *

6. The Oral Contentious Process *

7. Special Processes *

Penal Processes (cc. 1717-1731) * 8. Administrative Justice (cc. 1732-1739) * A) The Administrative Recourse *

B) Contentious Administrative Recourse *

Chapter XIII. Relations Between the Church and the Political Community *

1. Christian Dualism *

2. Historical Interpretations of Dualism *

3. The Second Vatican Council *

Religious Liberty * 4. Various Aspects of the Mission of the Church with Regard to the World *