Eastern Catholic canon law
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The Eastern Catholic canon law is the law of the 23 Catholic
History
Nomocanons
A
. Collections of this kind were found only in Eastern law. The Greek Church has two principal nomocanonical collections.The first nomocanon is the "Nomocanon of John Scholasticus" of the sixth century. He had drawn up (about 550) a purely canonical compilation in 50 titles, and later composed an extract from
The second nomocanon dates from the reign of the Byzantine
The great systematic compiler of the Eastern Church, who occupies a similar position to that of
West, was Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople in the 9th century. His collection in two parts—a chronologically ordered compilation of synodical canons and a revision of the Nomocanon—formed and still forms the classic source of ancient Church Law for the Greek Church.[2]
Basically it was nomocanon in 14 titles with the addition of 102 canons of
Nomocanon of Photios was retained in the law of the Greek Church and it was included in a collection called Syntagma, published by Rallis and Potlis (Athens, 1852–1859). Even though called Syntagma, the collection of ecclesiastical law of Matthew Blastares in 1335 is the real nomocanon, in which the texts of the laws and the canons are arranged in alphabetical order.[4]
Leo XIII
Following the example of the famous council of Lebanon for the Maronites held in 1730, and that of Zamosc for the Ruthenians in 1720, the Eastern Churches, at the suggestion of Leo XIII, drew up in plenary assembly their own local law: the Syrians at Sciarfa in 1888; the Ruthenians at Leopol in 1891; and a little later, the Copts.[5]
Benedict XV founds the Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Church
Until 1917, the
The Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Church was presided over by the
Pius XI
A commission was established in 1929 by
Reforms of Pius XII
With his concern for the Eastern Catholic Churches and their combined ten million members, Pope Pius continued the initiatives of his predecessors, especially Pope Leo XIII and Pope Pius XI. These Churches, not unlike the Latin Church before the Code of 1917, had their own ancient laws, which were not codified. The reform of Oriental Church laws, the CIC Orientalis for the Oriental Churches, was completed during the pontificate of Pius XII. The new, very comprehensive Church laws governed matrimonial law,[12] Church trials,[13] administration of Church properties and religious orders,[14] and individual rights.[15]
Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
The Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches (CCEO) is the 1990 codification of the common portions of the
Congregation for the Oriental Churches
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The Congregation for the Oriental Churches is a
This congregation has authority over
- all matters which relate to the Oriental Churches referred to the Holy See (structure and organisation of the Churches; exercise of the offices of teaching, sanctifying and ruling; status, rights and obligations of persons) and
- the
This congregation's competence does not include the exclusive competence of the
The Congregation pays special attention to communities of Eastern Catholic faithful who live in the territory of the Latin Church and attends to their spiritual needs by providing visitors and even their own hierarchs, so far as possible and where numbers and circumstances require, in consultation with the Congregation competent to establish Particular Churches in the region.[25]
See also
Notes
- Pitra, "Juris ecclesiastici Græcorum historia et monumenta", Rome, 1864, II, 385.
References
- ^ Voellus and Justellus, op. cit., II, 603.
- ^ Taylor 1990, p. 61.
- ^ Herbermann 1908.
- ^ P. G., loc. cit.; Beveridge, "Synodicon", Oxford, 1672.
- ^ 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, "Canon Law"
- ^ Benedict XV 1917, n. 1.
- ^ Benedict XV 1917, n. 2.
- .
- ^ Agostino, Marc (1991). Le Pape Pie XI et l'opinion (1922-1939). Vol. 150. Persée - Portail des revues scientifiques en SHS.
- ^ Acta Apostolicae Sedis, vol. 21, p. 669
- ^ "Catholic Church. Pontificia Commissio ad redigendum Codicem iuris canonici orientalis - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ^ Pius XII 1949.
- ^ Pius XII 1950.
- ^ Pius XII 1952.
- ^ Pius XII 1957.
- ^ Vere & Trueman 2007, p. 123.
- ^ John Paul II 1990.
- ^ Kuzhinapurath 2008, p. 79.
- ^ John Paul II 1988, art. 56.
- ^ John Paul II 1988, art. 57 §1.
- ^ John Paul II 1988, art. 57 §2.
- ^ John Paul II 1988, art. 58 §1.
- ^ a b John Paul II 1988, art. 58 §2.
- ^ Benedict XVI 2011.
- ^ John Paul II 1988, art. 59.
Bibliography
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1908). "Photian Synods of Constantinople (861, 867, 879)". Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 24 October 2013.- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Walter George Frank Phillimore (1911). "Canon Law". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- Benedict XV, Pope (1917-05-01). "Dei providentis". vatican.va (in Latin).
- Benedict XVI, Pope (2011-08-30). "Quaerit semper". vatican.va.
- John Paul II, Pope (1988-06-28). "Pastor Bonus". vatican.va.
- John Paul II, Pope (1990). "Sacri Canones" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Latin). 82: 1033–1063.
- Kuzhinapurath, Thomas (2008). Salvific law: salvific character of CCEO, an historical overview. Trivandrum, Kerala, India: Malankara Seminary Publications. OCLC 249139827.
- Pius XII, Pope (1949-02-22). "Crebrae allatae" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Latin). 41: 89–119.
- Pius XII, Pope (1950-01-06). "De iudiciis pro Ecclesia Orientali" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Latin). 42: 5–120.
- Pius XII, Pope (1952-02-09). "Postquam Apostolicis Litteris" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Latin). 44: 65–152.
- Pius XII, Pope (1957-06-02). "Cleri sanctitati" (PDF). Acta Apostolicae Sedis (in Latin). 49: 433–603.
- Taylor, Justin (1990). "Canon Law in the Age of the Fathers". In Hite, Jordan; Ward, Daniel J. (eds.). Readings, cases, materials in Canon Law: a textbook for ministerial students (Revised ed.). Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press. ISBN 9780814610817.
- Vere, Pete; Trueman, Michael (2007). Surprised by Canon Law. Vol. 2. Cincinnati, Ohio: Servant Books. ISBN 9780867167498.
