What are the moral, religious, and promissory obligations of canon lawyers?
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1. Where canon lawyers are charged with
> advis[ing] people about how to exercise their rights [as Catholics] and to fulfill their obligations in accord with [canon] law
2. and Canon Law is defined as
> operates in service to the Church that has supernatural responsibilities ... [and is] the legal expressions of Christ's will for his Church
3. and yet, one does not need to be called to holy orders (be a priest) to be a canon lawyer
it is natural to question the moral, religious, and promissory obligations of canon lawyers.
1. Moral - Must canon lawyers live in accord to canon law to licitly practice? If not, is there a lesser law by which they must live?
2. Religious - Must canon lawyers be Catholics in good standing?
3. Promissory - Must canon lawyers make an oath before being licensed? If yes, what does that oath include?
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Jul 12, 2015, 08:26 AM
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