Disparity of Cult Marriage and Its Pastoral Implications in the Context of the Syro-Malabar Church in India / Shijo Joseph.

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Historical and Canonical Evolution of Disparity of Cult Marriage Marriage with non-Believers in the Sacred Scripture ..............5 The Teaching of the Fathers of the Church .......12 The Early Councils .........17 Papal Documents............20 Council of Trents .....22 Post tridentine teachings.........23 Code of Canon Law ...........28 Crebrae allatte ........30 Subsequent docuents on Disparity of Cult marriage .........33 The second vatican Council and post conciliar Documents .........35 2. The Diriment impediment of the disparity of cult in the codes of Canon Law Meaning of Impediment ........49 Disparity of Cult ..............51 The Terminological Analysis of the Canon ..............57 The rationale of the Impediment .........60 Dispensation from the impediment ...............61 Grounds for Dispensation ..........61 Liturgical Celebration of Disparity of Cult marriage ......75 Code of Particular law of syro-Malabar Church ........76 3. The Pastoral Implications of the Disparity of Cult Marriage in the Context of the Syro-Malabr Church in India A historical Synopsis of the Syro-Malabr church in India .........82 The survey................85 Limitations of the Survey .......86 Findings of the Survey ......87 Reasons for the increase in Disparity of Cult Marriage ........98 Problems related with the disparity of Cult Marriage ........98 Pastoral Obligations in Disparity of Cult marriage ......103 Some Suggestions .............117