Rightful Autonomy of Religious Institutes in the Code of Canons of the Oriental Churches and in the Code of Canon Law ( CIC ) / Varghese Koluthara.

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HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS CONCERNING THERIGHTFUL AUTONOMY OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES Monasticism in the East .......................... 7 Juridical Arrangement and the Characteristics of Ancient Oriental Monasticism ................ 12 Monasticism in the West ..................... 14 Development of Other Religious Institutes ........... 17 Preliminary Notions ............................ 22 The Meaning of Terms ...................... 22 The Concept of Autonomy in Philosophico-theological Spheres ... 25 Philosophical Understanding of Autonomy ........... 26 The Concept of Autonomy gets into Theology and Church Documents Charism and the Rightful Autonomy of Religious Institutes The Use of the Word Charism in Canon Law The First Vatican Council and the Post-Conciliar Documents ... 38 Apostolic Costitution Conditae a Christo ............ 39 Apostolic Constitution Provide Mater Ecclesia ........ 39 The Codex Juris Canonici (1917) and The Motu proprio Postquam Apostolicis litteris (1952) The II Vatican Council Documents and Post-Conciliar Documents ..................... 43 Lumen Gentitum .......................... 43 Christus Dominus ......................... 46 Perfectae Caritatis ........................ 47 Mutuae Relationes ......................... 48 The Codex Juris Canonici (1983) .................... 51 The Codex Canonum Ecclesiarum Orientalium (1990) ......... 55 The Codification of Eastern Canon Law (1927-1958) ..... 55 The Revision of the Codex Juris Canonici Orientalis (1972-1990)57 The Work of the Study Group of PCCICOR on Monks and Other Religious9 Conclusion RIGHTFUL AUTONOMY AND DEPENDENCE OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES IN THE CODE OF CANON LAW CCIC 1Q83) Content of Rightful Autonomy ........... The Objectives of Rightful Autonomy ........ The Preservation of Patrimony ........ The Right for Governance ........... Internal Governance in Religious Institutes The General Chapter ........... Superiors and Councils .......... References to Rightful Autonomy in Other Canons .......... 91 Space for Rightful Autonomy under Constitutions ...... 93 Common Norms .......................... 93 Religious Houses: Their Erection and Suppression ..... 94 Superiors and Councils ..................... 94 Chapters ............................. 95 Temporal Goods and Their Administration .......... 95 Novitiate and Training of Members .............. 95 Obligations and Rights of Institutes and Their Members . 96 Space for Rightful Autonomy under the Denomination of Proper Law: ................................ 96 Common Norms .......................... 98 Religious Houses and Their Erection and Suppression ... 99 Superiors and Councils ..................... 99 Chapters ............................. 100 Temporal Goods and Their Administration .......... 100 Admission to the Novitiate .................. 101 Novitiate and Training of Members .............. 101 Religious Profession ....................... 102 The Formation of Religious ................... 102 Obligations and Rights of Institutes and Their Members ........................ 102 Transfer of Members to Another Institute ......... 103