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canon law

Rules and regulations of the Christian church, especially the Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Anglican churches. Its origin is sought in the declarations of Jesus and the apostles. In 1983 Pope John Paul II issued a new canon law code reducing offences carrying automatic excommunication, extending the grounds for annulment of marriage, removing the ban on marriage with non-Catholics, and banning trade-union and political activity by priests.

The earliest compilations were in the East, and the canon law of the Eastern Orthodox Church is comparatively small. Through the centuries, a great mass of canon law was accumulated in the Western church, which, in 1918, was condensed in the Corpus juris canonici under Benedict XV. Even so, this is supplemented by many papal decrees.



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In May 2006, over a year after the cardinal had been installed as pope, the Vatican announced that Maciel would not be tried under canonical law because of his age, but called on him to conduct "a reserved life of prayer and
The Rev Marcial Maciel by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
Given his advanced age and frail health, the statement added, Maciel will not be prosecuted under canonical law.
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The panel will not be able to take action on its own due to canonical law and procedures, leaving that authority in the hands of Mahony.
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