Rightful Autonomy of Religious Institutes : A Comparative Study Based on the Code of Canons of the Oriental Churches and the Code of Canon Law / Varghese Koluthara

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HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS CONCERNING THE RIGHTFUL AUTONOMY OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES Monasticism in the East .........................................................6 . Juridical Arrangement and the Characteristics of Ancient Oriental Monasticism ........................... 10 Monasticism in the West......................................... 12 Development of Other Religious Institutes............ 14 Preliminary Notions............................................................. 18 The Meaning of Terms............................................ 18 The Concept of Autonomy in Philosophico-theological Spheres ...................................... 20 Philosophical Understanding of Autonomy.............. 21 The Concept of Autonomy in Theology and Church Documents .................................................... 23 Charism and the Rightful Autonomy of Religious Institutes............................................................. 26 The Use of the Word Charism in Canon Law ....... 29 The First Vatican Council and the Post-Conciliar Documents................................................ 31 Apostolic Constitution Conditae a Christo............ 31 . Apostolic Constitution Provida Mater Ecclesia.... 32 The Codex Juris Canonici (1917) and The Motu Proprio Postquam Apostolicis Litteris (1952)...... 33 The II Vatican Council Documents and Post-Conciliar Documents................................................ 35 Lumen Gentitum...................................................... 35 Christus Dominus.................................................... 38 Perfectae Caritatis .................................................. 38 Mutuae Relationes................................................... 40 Codex luris Canonici (1983)............................................... 42 Codex Canonum Ecclesianirn Orientalium (1990)............ 45 . The Codification of Eastern Canon Law (1927-1958)............................................................. 46 . The Revision of the Codex luris Canonici Orientalis (1972-1990)............................................ 47 . The Work of the Study Group of PCCICOR on Monks and Other Religious............................................ 49 RIGHTFUL AUTONOMY OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES AND THEIR MUTUAL RELATION WITH THE HIERARCHY IN THE CODE OF CANON LAW (CIC 1983) . The Genesis and Evolution of Canon 586 .......................... 54 Content of Rightful Autonomy .............................. 61 The Objectives of Rightful Autonomy................... 64 The Preservation of Patrimony .............................. 64 The Right for Governance ..................................... 69 Internal Governance in Religious Institutes........ 70 . The General Chapter ........................................ 71 Superiors and Councils ..................................... 73 References to Rightful Autonomy in other Canons ........... 75 Provision for Rightful Autonomy under Constitutions............................................................... 76 Common Norms ..................................................... 77 . Religious Houses: their Erection and Suppression...................................................... 77 . Superiors and Councils .......................................... 78 Temporal Goods and Their Administration........... 78 . Novitiate and Training of Members ...................... 79 . Obligations and Rights of Institutes and Their Members................................................ 79 Provision for Rightful Autonomy under the Denomination of Proper Law.................................... 79 Common Norms...................................................... 81 . Religious Houses and their Erection and Suppression....................................................... 81 Superiors and Councils .......................................... 81 Novitiate and Training of Members............