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Grzebanie zmarłych w świetle Kodeksu Prawa Kanonicznego z 1983 roku
Burying Deceased under the 1983 Code of Canon Law

Author(s): Agata Stępień
Subject(s): History of Law, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: ecclesiastical funeral; canon law; death; commentary;

Summary/Abstract: Ecclesiastical funeral is a very important event for every faithful. Burial of body is not only honoring for deceased but also giving sanctification and hope to alive. In 1983 Code of Canon Law the legislator put regulations in which is defined, who can be buried with ecclesiastical funeral, where the funeral can take place and where the body can be buried. The article deals with the actual regulations in case of ecclesiastical funeral. The author discusses and analyzes norms of the canons, especially from title III part II book IV of 1983 Code of Canon Law.

  • Issue Year: 11/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 121-132
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish