- Origin of the canon law. THE greatest legacy of the Roman Empire to the modern world is the Civil Law.
- "Canon Law begins from that basic affirmation of equity which is the fact of membership in the Body of Christ - a status deeper and stronger than any civil contract or...
- The semantic root of the term canon law can be traced back to the Greek word κανών, which may be circumscribed as meaning ‘rule’ or ‘guide’.
- (Adjective form is canonical.) ... In the Latin or Western Church, the governing code is the 1983 Code of Canon Law, a revision of the 1917 Code of Canon Law.
- The canon law of the Catholic Church (“canon law” comes from Latin ius canonicum [1] ) is “how the Church organizes and governs herself”.
- Canon law has its origins in ancient church writings, decisions made by the general councils of local bishops, and rulings issued by the pope.
- Following the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) came a new edition of the Code of Canon Law in 1983, this time exclusively for the Roman Rite.
- The source for Roman Catholic canon law is the Code of Canon Law. The Rudder (Pedalion) is a source for Greek Orthodox canon law.
- Canon law has been in the news quite a bit recently. Normally, canon law isn’t in the spotlight; however, it effects every Catholic whether they know it or not.
- Typically, a canonist is one who has graduated from a program of studies at a pontifical faculty of canon law. Most canonists hold the licentiate (J.C.L.) degree.