Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 75 No. 1, 2005.
Original scientific paper
The Administration of Goods
Nikola Škalabrin
; Catholic Faculty of Theology in Djakovo, University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Djakovo, Croatia
Abstract
The author analyses the content contained in Title II, The Administration of Goods, Book V of The Code of Canon Law, composed of seventeen canons (Cann. 1273-1289). New normative choices on the theme of ecclesiastical temporal goods, emanating from the systematic apparatus of the Code, is inspired amongst other things, by the principle of unity of estate as a reflection of community of ecclesiastical goods which is the direct result of the unity of their goals and intentions in the salvific mission of the Church itself, guaranteed by the primacy of jurisdiction along with the cooperation of all particular churches, physical and juridical persons, in the care of the needs of the general Church. It is necessary to take into account the fact that the administration of goods differs from their acquisition and alienation, since there would be no point in legislature making the distinction. The author of the article has directed special attention to the importance of the difference between ordinary and extraordinary administration in specially defined circumstances for the protection of public interest. The administrator or steward has the exercise of only ordinary administration. Regarding the area of extraordinary administration, it is absolutely necessary that undertaking by done by the superior of the juridical person. Administration of ecclesiastical goods is a complex topic, in which the Church has always paid special attention to precepts instigated by civil institutions in which she has operated. On occasions when the Church has contracted agreements with governments, she has incorporated this aspect of her operation among the topics in agreed liabilities.
Keywords
administration of goods; supervision; administrator; steward; Roman Pontiff; diocesan bishop (local ordinary); ordinary administration; extraordinary administration
Hrčak ID:
24697
URI
Publication date:
7.9.2005.
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