{"product_id":"canon-law-explained-a-handbook-for-laymen-paperback","title":"Canon Law Explained: A Handbook for Laymen - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurence Spiteri\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot only inefficiency, but frustration, disorder, anger, and injustice threaten all human endeavors, no matter how pure their motives or high their ideals. That's why successful organizations always create employee handbooks and clear procedure manuals that delineate where authority lies, how conflicts are to be resolved, and, above all, how each organization's mission is (and is not) to be accomplished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it any wonder then that the Catholic Church--comprised not of 200 persons but 1.2 billion members in 200 countries--also governs itself by means of a handbook, which it calls the Code of Canon Law?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause handbooks and manuals concern themselves with the day-to-day inner working of organizations, they often reveal more than do news releases about the actual purposes and genuine spirit of organizations: a fact that's particularly true in the case of the Catholic Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndeed, if you want to know the Church for who She is, you need to be familiar with the Code of Canon Law. Unfortunately, it contains over 1,752 rules (or canons).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThankfully, Vatican expert and veteran author Fr. Laurence Spiteri has in the pages of \u003ci\u003eCanon Law Explained\u003c\/i\u003e relieved you of the need to read all 1,752 of these rules. Here he acquaints you with the fundamental canons by which the Church seeks to bring about, as it declares in the very last canon, the purpose all of them serve: \"The salvation of souls, which must always be the supreme law in the Church.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFr. Spiteri's brief, but lucid explanations of the origins and meaning of the canons make sense of much that puzzles non-Catholics about our Church and that sometimes frustrates even us Catholics. As he relates the Church's laws and procedures directly to Christ's command \"to go forth and teach all nations\"--and to the role those laws and procedures play in your salvation and mine--Fr. Spiteri transforms what seem to be dry-as-dust rules into the sweet waters of salvation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want to know the Church for who She is--and to love Her more--\u003ci\u003eCanon Law Explained\u003c\/i\u003e is the book for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the things you'll learn in the pages of \u003ci\u003eCanon Law Explained\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen Church authorities must consult you (and when they are free to act on their own)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Biblical justification for Diocesan Marriage Tribunals (Yes, there is one!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe strict limits on the authority of priests and bishops, even within their own jurisdictions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour rights - and your duties - as a Catholic (can you list any of them?)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe many and often curious impediments to a valid marriage (including murdering your spouse to marry someone else!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe vital role of the Vicar General (Do you know who yours is and what he does?)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho will choose your next bishop (and how it will be done)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe rule limiting absences of bishops from their dioceses (and how violators are punished)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSCCB, NCCB, Synods, Councils, Deaneries: what they are, what they do\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat missionaries can do - and what Canon Law strictly forbids them to do - in winning souls for Christ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour local bishop's obligations to (yes!) the entire world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarriage: Did you know that Church law specifically guards everyone's natural right to it?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePriestless parishes: who can do what in them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlus background information and explanations to show you how these rules and procedures came about and the wisdom of the Church in adopting them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot only inefficiency, but frustration, disorder, anger, and injustice threaten all human endeavors, no matter how pure their motives or high their ideals. That's why successful organizations always create employee handbooks and clear procedure manuals that delineate where authority lies, how conflicts are to be resolved, and, above all, how each organization's mission is (and is not) to be accomplished. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Is it any wonder then that the Catholic Church comprised not of 200 persons but 1.2 billion members in 200 countries also governs itself by means of a handbook, which it calls the Code of Canon Law? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Because handbooks and manuals concern themselves with the day-to-day inner working of organizations, they often reveal more than do news releases about the actual purposes and genuine spirit of organizations: a fact that's particularly true in the case of the Catholic Church. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Indeed, if you want to know the Church for who She is, you need to be familiar with the Code of Canon Law. Unfortunately, it contains over 1,752 rules (or canons). Among them, you'll find fascinating canons that lay out the Church's official principles and procedures governing matters as various as abbots and annulments, scandals and Sacraments, monks and missions, bishops and books, priests and popes, synods and sacraments, homeschoolers, hostile witnesses, baptisms, burials, parishes, penance, confessions, Councils, impotence, imprimaturs, and, even marriages to the person who murdered your spouse! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Thankfully, Vatican expert and veteran author Fr. Laurence Spiteri has in the pages of Canon Law Explained relieved you of the need to read all 1,752 of them (fascinating or not). Here he acquaints you with the fundamental canons by which the Church seeks to bring about, as it declares in the very last canon, the purpose all of them serve: \"The salvation of souls, which must always be the supreme law in the Church.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMsgr. Laurence Spiteri is a priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, California, and serves as Prelate Auditor of the Roman Rota at the Vatican and Commissioner of ratum-non-consumatum cases. He holds doctorates in biblical studies, psychology, and canon law, and a specialization in international law regarding the Church-state relationship. He serves as the official in charge of the Legal Office of the Vatican Apostolic Library, a voting member of the Historical Commission of the Dicastery of the Causes of Saints, an ad hoc judge at the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, a consultant to various Roman dicasteries and religious communities, and CEO of the Sanctuary of Culture Foundation, of the Treasures of History Foundation, and of the St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Foundation. He is a former Associate Director and Judge at the Metropolitan Tribunal of Los Angeles, Judge at the Tribunal of Las Vegas, assistant at the Apostolic Signatura, instructor in canonical procedures, and v\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 25, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53618617188659,"sku":"9781622821785","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/kQFcFtVS3e9781622821785.webp?v=1783392231","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/canon-law-explained-a-handbook-for-laymen-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}