Działalność gospodarcza kościelnych osób prawnych a alienacja majątku Kościoła Katolickiego w Polsce. Problem spółek z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością
Economic activity of ecclesiastical legal persons in Poland in light of canon law provisions on the alienation of property of the Catholic Church. The problem of limited liability companies

Summary/Abstract: The article addresses the question of whether ecclesiastical legal persons can have the status of entrepreneurs in Poland and pursue economic activity. The analysis of the norms of Polish and canon law shows that both in canon law and in the Polish legal order there are no regulations excluding ecclesiastical legal entities from economic activities due to their religious nature. This does not mean, however, that starting business activity by an ecclesiastical legal person is irrelevant in light of canon law. Economic activity which takes place under civil law should also take into account the canon law rules on the temporal goods of the Church. Thus, starting business activity by an ecclesiastical legal person by setting up a limited liability company constitutes alienation under the internal law of the Catholic Church and requires consent of the relevant Church authorities.

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