Lay Simony on Indolent Clergy

Lay Simony on Indolent Clergy Problem of laymen exerting undue influence by their financial contributions, governing in fact certain indolent priests, in contempt of episcopal authority.   Table of Contents   Introduction The State of the question Definition of the problem according to traditional Catholic doctrine Millenary historical roots Current Continuer à lire →

Sacraments received from excommunicated persons

Code of Canon Law CIC 1917 Can. 2260 “§1. The excommunicated shall be prohibited from producing and administering the sacraments and sacraments, with the following exceptions. “§2. The faithful may, subject to paragraph 3, ask an excommunicate for the sacraments and sacramentals for any valid reason, especially when the other Continuer à lire →

Censorship – Law on Books

Any publication of religion requires permission from the Church. Also, any reading of a religious publication not approved by the Church is prohibited. So any publication must have an acknowledgment such as “imprimatur”, “imprimi potest”, “evulgetur” or a preface written by a bishop, before 1964, or must originate simultaneously from Continuer à lire →