Przeszkody i zakazy zawarcia małżeństwa oraz zgoda małżeńska w Dekrecie Ogólnym Konferencji Episkopatu Polski z 2019 roku
Impediments and Prohibitions for Marriage, and Marriage Consent in the General Decree by the Polish Bishops’ Conference of 2019

Summary/Abstract: On October 8, 2019, the Polish Bishops’ Conference issued a General Decree on the conduct of canonical and pastoral talks with engaged couples before entering into canonical marriage, which entered into force on June 1, 2020. This document replaced the Instruction of the Polish Episcopal Conference on the preparation for marriage in the Catholic Church of September 5, 1986. Among the twelve chapters of the General Decree (it is a law), chapters V – “Impediments and prohibitions to assist” and VI – “Disadvantages of consensus” are particularly significant. The author presents and comments on the provisions of these chapters, and also analyzes Annex No. 1 to the General Decree. He draws attention to the necessity to take into account the principles of legislative technique in normative acts of the Church.

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