Canon Law and Ecumenism

Faris, John D

Canon Law and Ecumenism What We Have to Be Is What We Are - Bangalore Dharmaram Publications 2018 - 114p - Dharmaram Canonical Studies - 21 .

includes index and biblioraphy

CHAPTER ONE THE NEED FOR A TRUE ECUMENISM 1.1. Disintegration of the Church of Christ 06 1.2. Attempts at a Reunion of Churches 07 1.2.1. Second Council of Lyon 07 1.2.2. Council of Basel-Ferrara-Florence 07 1.3. Partial Reunions 08 1.3.1. Council of Trent 09 1.3.2. First Vatican Council 10 1.3.3. Pre-Conciliar Period 11 1.4. Second Vatican Council 12 1.4.1. Lumen Gentium 14 1.4.2. Orientalium Ecclesiarum 15 1.4.3. Unitatis Redintegratio 16 CHAPTER TWO CANONICAL PROVISIONS FOR A DISINTEGRATED CHURCH 2.1. Title XVII - Reception of Baptized Non-Catholics into Full Communion 19 2.1.1. No Burden beyond What is Necessary 21 2.1.2. Reception of Baptized Eastern Non-Catholics 22 2.1.3. Reception of Eastern Non-Catholic Bishops 23 2.1.4. Exercise of Power of Governance 23 2.1.5 Precautions 24 2.1.6. Reception of Non-Eastern Baptized Persons 25 2.1.7. Ascription to a Church Sui luris 25 2.2. Participation in Divine Worship 26 2.3. Baptism 26 2.3.1. Minister 26 2.3.2. Orthodox Sponsors 27 2.3.3. Baptism of Child of Non-Catholic Parents 28 2.3.4. Handing over Children for Non-Catholic Baptism or Education 29 2.4. Penance, Eucharist and Anointing of the Sick 30 2.5. Marriage 34 2.5.1. Laws Governing Marriages 34 2.5.2. Marriage Form 37 2.5.3. Mixed Marriages 39 2.5.4. Blessing Marriages of Non-Catholics 41 2.5.5. Miscellaneous Norms regarding Marriage 43 2.6. Funerals 44 2.7. Sharing of Sacred Spaces 44 2.8. Liturgical Reform 45 2.9. Procurator and Advocate 49 CHAPTER THREE ECUMENISM AND THE CODE OF CANONS OF THE EASTERN CHURCHES 3.1. Guidelines for the Revision Process 51 3.2. Apostolic Constitution Sacri Canones 56 3.3. Presentation of the Codex Canonum Ecclesiarum Orientalium 57 3.4. Ecumenical Approach of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches 58 3.4.1. A "Sea Change" in Approach 58 3.4.2. Scope of the Eastern Code 60 3.5. Title XVIII - Ecumenism or Fostering the Unity of Christians 63 3.5.1. An Obligation to Foster the Unity of Christians 64 3.5.2. Special Task of Eastern Catholic Churches 65 -Prayer 66 -Witness of Life 66 - Fidelity to Eastern Traditions 66 - Greater knowledge of One Another 67 - Cooperation among Christians 67 - Fraternal Respect 67 3.5.3. Ecumenical Initiatives and Structures 68 3.5.4. Precautions in Ecumenical Work 70 3.5.5. Ecumenical Formation 70 3.5.6. Spiritual Assistance for Non-Catholic Christians 73 3.5.7. Collaboration of Christians in Civil Society 74 3.6. Assemblies 75 CHAPTER FOUR THE NEED FOR CANON LAW IN THE ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT 4.1. Law pro Presentibus Conditionibus 79 4.1.1. Quondam Churches 81 4.1.2. Mandate of Revision Commission 81 4.1.3. Right to Govern Themselves 84 4.1.4. Territorial Limits 85 4.1.5. Demographic Shifts and Extra-Territorial Hierarchies 88 4.1.6. Two Hierarchies, Two Legal Systems 91 4.1.7. Universal Patriarchal / Synodal Jurisdiction? 95 4.1.8. Designation of Bishops 97 4.1.9. Unification of the Legal Systems 98 4.2. Law for an Ecclesia Redintegrata 99 4.2.1. A Communion of Churches 101 4.2.2. Role of the Bishop of Rome 102 4.2.2.1. Successor of Peter 105 4.2.2.2. Head of the Latin Church 106 4.2.3. Role of Patriarchs 106 4.2.4. Synodality 109 4.2.4.1. A Synod of Bishops of the Latin Church 109 4.2.4.2. An Assembly of Hierarchs of the Universal Church 109

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