Vybrané otázky právní odpovědnosti v katolické církvi
Selected Questions about Legal Responsibility in Catholic Church

Summary/Abstract: The church law of the Catholic Church applies the principle of the concentration of power, which affects responsibility relations within the whole ecclesial organism. In the case of the Pope’s power, the law emphasizes that it is not limited by any church board nor any court instance. However, it must be emphasized that the Pope is subject to immense factual, spiritual and historical responsibility. The Second Vatican Council furthermore connected the performance of the papal primacy with the exercise of power by individual bishops and the college of bishops as a whole. General duties addressed to all the faithful are reflected even more strongly in the legal provisions on the duties of clerical authorities, such as parish priests. The responsibility under church law can sometimes be seen in concurrence with responsibility regulated by secular law.

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