Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 81 No. 2, 2011.
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The Profession of Faith (can. 833) - Legal Protection of the Ecclesiastic Community
Josip Šalković
orcid.org/0009-0004-6208-8121
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
The author comments on Can. 833 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, in which the legislator imposes the obligation of the »Profession of faith« for all the faithful who are called to exercise an office or dignity in the name of the Church prior to taking over that office or accepting the promotion. The profession of faith is made according to a formula approved by the Apostolic See. The formula contains the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed with certain supplements that relate to the provisions contained in Can. 750 and 752. The profession of faith expresses a deep and public obligation of obedience to Christ and the obligation of loyalty to the fundamental truths of faith that are required in certain circumstances of life for certain categories of the faithful. Can. 833 defines the obligation of professing the faith for those faithful who exercise an office in the ecclesiastic community, i.e. the obligation of publicly professing the faith of the Catholic Church. That obligation legally binds an individual faithful and as such cannot be conducted by a delegate. In addition to the profession of faith when taking office, certain faithful are required to take an oath of fidelity to faithfully exercise an office in the name of the Church (cf. Can. 833, Nos. 5-8). In addition to commenting on Can. 833, the author compares Can. 833 with other canons of the Code of Canon Law of the Latin Church and considers the obligation of professing the faith in the Eastern Rite Code of Canon Law. In conclusion, on the basis of a long Canon tradition, the author briefly notes a series of other legal means by means of which the legislator protects the community of the faithful and guarantees either the complete transmission of the truth of faith (the deposit of faith), or the free adherence to the truth of faith of the Catholic Church, such as: 1) nihil obstat (»nothing stands in the way«); 2) manda-tum (order); 3) missio canonica (canon mission); 4) ecclesiastic censorship: licentia (permission), approbatio (approval); 5) the procedure of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to examine doctrines.
Ključne riječi
1983 Code of Canon Law; Church magisterium; Profession of faith; oath of fidelity; formula for the profession of faith; formula for the oath of fidelity; legal means for the protection of the completeness of faith
Hrčak ID:
69762
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Datum izdavanja:
28.6.2011.
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