Eastern Catholic Marriage Law According to the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches / Victor J. Pospishil

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GENERAL INTRODUCTION To the users of this Book, 19 Abbreviations, 22 Correspondence of Canons on Marriage Law:, 23 THE STUDY OF EASTERN MARRIAGE LAW Eastern Catholic and Latin Marriage Law, 27 Associations Promoting the Study of Eastern Canon Law, 29 Schools of Canon Law and Eastern Canon Law, 30 Periodicals Related to Eastern Canon Law, 31 General Bibliography of Works on Eastern Marriage Law: CHURCH AND CHURCHES Concept of Autonomous Church (Ecclesia Sui luris), 47 Church vs. Rite, 49 Membership in a Church: EASTERN AND WESTERN CHURCHES Eastern Christianity of the Orient; 70 SYSTEM OF MARRIAGE LAW Principles of Marriage Law: Eastern Non-Catholic Marriage Law: Principles; 139 Catholic Recognition of Orthodox Marriages; 146 Orthodox Recognition of Catholic Marriages; 147 MARRIAGE IN HUMANITY AND CHRISTIANITY Marriage in Humanity Marriage and Evolution; 150 [Heterosexual Relationships; 152 Postulates of Evolution; Findings of Anthropology; Reasons for Society to Institutionalize Marriage; 156] The Purpose of Marriage; 157 [ Marriage as Created by God; 162 Marriage as Social Institution in the Old Testament; 164 Marriage and the New Testament; 165 Introductory Survey; 165 Marriage and the Covenant of Grace between Christ and the Church; 166 The Bridal Relationship with Christ and Marriage; 168 Nature of Marriage in Theology and Canon Law; 170 Marriage as Divine Institution (Errors of the Past); 170 Marriages as a Sacrament; 173 Marriage as a Vocation; 180 Marriage as a Contract; 181 MARRIAGE IN THE CODE OF CANONS OF THE EASTERN CHURCHES INTRODUCTORY NORMS ON MARRIAGE (CC.776-779) Marriage as a Covenant (C.776); 187 Essential Properties of Marriage; 189 Unity - Monogamy vs. Polygamy; 189 Permanency; 192 MARRIAGE LAW FOR CATHOLICS AND NON-CATHOLICS (cc.780,781) Catholics: General Norms: 212 Evaluation of Validity of Marriage; 215 PRE-NUPTIAL PREPARATION (cc.782-789) Betrothal (c.782); 239 Pastoral Preparation (c.783): Norms for Prenuptial Investigation (c.784); 247 Prenuptial Investigation (c.785): Intervention of Bishop: Doubtful Cases (c.788); 257 Exclusive Competence of the Bishop:; 257 Impediments; 257 - Transients; 257 - Civil Marriage Difficulties; 258 - Natural Obligation from Former Unions; 258 - Minors; 258 - Vetoed Marriage; 258 - Non-Practicing Catholics, (c.789); 259 IMPEDIMENTS IF GENERAL (cc.790-794) Nature and Kinds of Impediments (c.790); 261 Public and Occult Impediments (c.791); 263 Establishment of Impediments (cc.787,788); 264 Prohibition of Marriages (c.790); 265 DISPENSATION FROM IMPEDIMENTS (cc.795-799) Dispensation from Impediments in General; 268 Persons Subject to the Rules on Dispensation: Catholics Marrying Among Themselves (c.780); 269 Catholics Marrying Non-Catholics: Dispensation in Normal Cases (c.795); 273 Dispensation in Danger of Death (c.796); 276 Dispensation in Urgent Cases (c.797); 278 Recording of Dispensations (c.798,799); 279 IMPEDIMENTS IN PARTICULAR (cc.800-812 bis) Nonage (c.800); 283 Impotence (c.801); 284 Concept of Male Impotence; 285 - 2. Concept of Female Impotence; 287 - 3. Limits of Impediment; 288