Canon Law B (DC2012Y)

Content

This unit provides further examination of the 1983 Code of Canon Law with emphasis on selected topics relevant to an understanding of the role of law in the life of the Church. Topics to be covered include: the Supreme Authority of the Catholic Church; Particular Churches and their Groupings; the Internal Ordering of Particular Churches; Governance; Orders; Sacred Ministers or Clerics; the Teaching Office of the Church; and Temporal Goods. Sanctions in the Church and processes will be covered as required.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

Canon Law A DC2011Y

Pedagogy

Input from lecturer; class participation through tutorial presentations; discussions; revision questions.

Indicative Bibliography

• Beal, J.P. et al. New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2000.
• Canon Law Society of Great Britain and Ireland. The Code of Canon Law in English Translation. New revised edition. London: Collins, 1997.
• Canon Law Society of Great Britain and Ireland. The Canon Law: Letter and Spirit. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1995.
• Caparros, E, & H. Aubé, eds. Code of Canon Law Annotated. Second Edition. Montréal: Wilson & Lafleur, 2004.
• Coriden, J.A. An Introduction to Canon Law. Revised ed. London: Burns & Oates, 2004.
• Flannery, Austin, ed. Vatican Council II: The Conciliar and Post-Conciliar Documents. Northport, NY: Costello Publishing Company, 1998.
• Flannery, Austin, ed. Vatican Council II: More Conciliar and Post-Conciliar Documents. Northport, NY: Costello Publishing Company, 1998.
• Huels, J. The Pastoral Companion: a Canon Law Handbook for Catholic Ministry. Quincy, IL: Franciscan Press, 2009.
• Peters, Edward N. The 1917 or Pio-Benedictine Code of Canon Law: in English Translation with Extensive Scholarly Apparatus. San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2001.
• Studia Canonica. Ottawa: Saint Paul University.
• The Jurist. Washington, DC: CLSA.

Assessment