canon law
Noun
Meaning
the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church
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The first organization structure in the modern West was laid down in the canon law of the Catholic Church eight hundred years ago.
With women in general he was truthful and sincere and would talk philosophy or Canon Law (Canon Law fascinated him, though what he knew of the subject was utter nonsense) to them on the slightest provocation. Women cannot understand honesty in a man.
Canon law itself says for one case of guilt, a priest can be dismissed from the clerical state. One.
After the war, prompted by the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris, I entered Parliament so that a priest could speak out for the poor, as canon law at that time still permitted.
Administration of the sacrament is reserved to the Parish Priest or to another priest to whom he or the local hierarch grants permission, a permission that can be presumed if in accordance with canon law.
Because of its specialized nature, advanced degrees in civil law or theology are normal prerequisites for the study of canon law.