Between Entitlement and Limitation of the Right to Sacraments during the Sars-CoV-2 Pandemic. Internet as a Means of Transmission and Communication with the Faithful
Between Entitlement and Limitation of the Right to Sacraments during the Sars-CoV-2 Pandemic. Internet as a Means of Transmission and Communication with the Faithful

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the right of the faithful to access sacraments and restriction ofthe right resulting from the outbreak of the SarsCov-2 virus pandemic in 2020. The article alsopresents the scope of the entitlement to the spiritual goods of the Church, which is guaranteedby the norm of canon 213 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, as well as the spatial limits for gatheringsintroduced by state law and bishop’s decrees. Access to the Internet and the preservationof online communication has somehow made it possible during the ongoing social isolation toestablish communication between ministers and the faithful. Therefore, it was easier to survivethe restrictions on access to the Holy Sacraments.

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