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When a Shrine Isn’t
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- Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
- Cathy Caridi, J.C.L.
Canon Law Q&A
Q: Some years ago, a man in my diocese built a Catholic shrine, and it was visited by many Catholics. But the bishop ordered it to be shut down, and said that it was not a shrine… Read More
Bishops, Coadjutors, and Auxiliaries
- Canon Law Q&A Topics
- Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
- Cathy Caridi, J.C.L.
Let’s take a look at how the Code of Canon Law defines “coadjutor bishop” and “auxiliary bishop.”
Divorced Catholics and the Eucharist
- Canon Law Q&A Topics
- Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
- Cathy Caridi, J.C.L.
What does canon law really say about divorced people receiving Holy Communion?
Can All Priests Always Hear Confessions?
- Canon Law Q&A Topics
- Friday, November 18th, 2011
- Cathy Caridi, J.C.L.
Don’t all priests have the obligation to hear somebody’s confession if the person asks them to?
Do Catholic Children Have to be Given Saints’ Names?
- Canon Law Q&A
- Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
- Cathy Caridi, J.C.L.
Q: My wife and I both remember as children that when our siblings were born, our parents had to give them a saint’s name. If their first name wasn’t a saint’s name, at least their middle name had to be.… Read More
Canon Law and the SSPX
- Canon Law Q&A
- Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
- Cathy Caridi, J.C.L.
The canonical status of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), which was founded by the late Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre after the Second Vatican Council, is both complex and fluid.
Index of Forbidden Books
- Canon Law Q&A Topics
- Thursday, March 24th, 2011
- Cathy Caridi, J.C.L.
Q: Since there isn’t an Index of Forbidden Books any more (or at least I assume there isn’t), does canon law say anything about books that Catholics are not supposed to read? Or does the Church hold that we can… Read More
When Does the Pope Speak Infallibly?
- Canon Law Q&A Topics
- Thursday, February 17th, 2011
- Cathy Caridi, J.C.L.
Q: There was a lecture at our parish and the guest-speaker said something in passing about the Pope making infallible decisions. He claimed that it has only happened twice in history! Do you know what he was talking about? I… Read More
The Validity of Anglican Holy Orders
- Canon Law Q&A Topics
- Thursday, January 20th, 2011
- Cathy Caridi, J.C.L.
Q: Everyone says that in the near future lots of Episcopalians, including some of their clergy, are going to become Catholics. I’ve read some comments in the papers by members of their clergy who want to become Catholic priests. I… Read More
The Eucharist and Sacramental Validity, Part II
- Canon Law Q&A Topics
- Thursday, January 6th, 2011
- Cathy Caridi, J.C.L.
Q: How are some priests who are recovering alcoholics permitted to use grape juice instead of wine at Mass? Don’t you have to use wine to have a valid consecration? –Doug
A: Doug’s question is, in a sense, related to… Read More
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