Cywilnoprawne skutki zrzeczenia się dóbr przez zakonnika w polskim prawie cywilnym. Zarys problemu
Civil law effects of renunciation of property by a monk under Polish civil law. An outline of the problem

Summary/Abstract: Until now, no attempts have been made in the literature to examine profession of poverty in the light of civil law. However, there is no doubt that ignoring the civil law effects of vows of poverty does not correspond to the importance of this institution. The Church legislator clearly obliged – albeit “as far as possible” – professed monks and possibly also (implicitly) religious institutes to ensure that perpetual vows of poverty have the intended effects also under civil law. Therefore, in accordance with the logic of canon law, it would be optimal if the renounciation of goods by a monk as a consequence of profession has effects also under Polish civil law. However, as Polish law does not have an institution corresponding to the canonical renunciation of goods, it remains to seek comparable institutions which would (even partially) produce the effect intended by the Church legislator, and the most useful instrument to achieve this objective can undoubtedly be a gift deed. In an era of wide participation of ecclesiastical legal persons as well as priests and religious persons in legal relations, this problem has in any case become of great practical importance. It is therefore fully justified and necessary to continue research in this direction, and it is hoped that the essential problems delineated in the present paper will help provide avenues for further explorations.

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