Original scientific paper

Pious Wills in General & Pious Foundations

Nikola Škalabrin ; Catholic Faculty of Theology in Djakovo, University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Djakovo, Croatia

Abstract

Title IV Pious Wills in General and Pious Foundations of Book V of Cannon Law consists of 12 cannons (Can. 1299-1310), that relate to pious will in general and pious foundations. Can. 1299-1302 refer to pious wills while pious foundations are referred to in Can. 1303-1307. The last three cannons (Can. 1308-1310) speak about relevant authorities with regard to pious wills & pious foundations.
Pious wills & pious foundations consist of two methods of the faithful participating in realising the purpose of the Church. In order to explain these notions belief and supernatural motives are vital. As such, they exclude the purpose of pure love of man. Pious will are gifts of the faithful be they a legal act between the living or a legal act in the case of death in favour of the Church or pious purposes. The notion of a pious foundation is broad and encompasses various legal forms (pious foundations, records, acts & institutions) directed towards realising the gifts from the faithful for the purposes of the Church. Pious foundations are a form of pious wills and can be independent or dependent, in cases referring to legal basis.
Amongst the new authorities introduced by the Code, there is a broad authorities attributed to diocesan bishops and ordinaries with regard to decreasing the obligations added through pious purposes, in particular when referring to celebrating Mass.

Keywords

pious will; pious purpose; pious foundation; independent pious foundation; dependent pious foundation; diocesan bishop; ordinary

Hrčak ID:

24237

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/24237

Publication date:

1.8.2006.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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