Indult

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In

church authority – the Holy See or the diocesan bishop, as the case may be – for an exception from a particular norm of church law in an individual case.[1]

For example, according to the

deacons voluntarily seek to return to the lay state (usually to marry).[2]

A recent indult was the one granted in 1984 by

dioceses. This indult was superseded in 2007 by new legislation introduced by Pope Benedict XVI in the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, and superseded again in 2021 by Traditionis custodes
.

References

  1. ^ Pontifical Indults
  2. ^ "Code of Canon Law – Book II – The People of God – Part II. (Cann. 607-709)". www.vatican.va. Retrieved 2021-11-11.