The binding force of pure ecclesiastical law with respect to people who leave the catholic church Cover Image

Moc wiążąca ustaw „czysto kościelnych” w stosunku do osób występujących z kościoła
The binding force of pure ecclesiastical law with respect to people who leave the catholic church

Author(s): Tomasz Gałkowski
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Civil Law, Canon Law / Church Law, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne w Łodzi
Keywords: withdrawal from the Church; formal act; observance of purely church laws;

Summary/Abstract: In the view of explanation of „formal act” term, the author of the revised text tried again to find an answer for a question concerning the obligation to obey the pure ecclesiastical law by people who leave the Catholic Church by „formal act”. He makes the clear distinction between „administrative act” and formal act of leaving the Catholic Church. According to him, only with the reference to the first act there is obligation to obey the pure ecclesiastical law. It does not refer to the second situation because bonds of ecclesiastical community are broken. As per author these bonds are the decisive criteria to obey ecclesiastical law by people who leave the Catholic Church.

  • Issue Year: 18/2009
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 69-86
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish