New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law (Study Edition)

New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law (Study Edition)

• Second Vatican Council
• Church Law
• Pauline and Petrine privileges
• Marriage
• Roman curia

Now in paperback! Here is an entirely new and comprehensive commentary by canon lawyers from North America and Europe, with a revised English translation of the Code. It reflects the enormous developments in canon law since the publication of the original commentary. <P>New features: <P>o A focus on the lived experience of the Latin Church since the promulgation of the 1983 Code <br>o Inclusion of significant canonical developments made since 1983 by the Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts, as well as recent Papal statements <br>o An accounting of disputed canonical questions such as lay exercises of jurisdiction <br>o An effort to take into consideration the 1990 Eastern Code <br>o An effort to engage other commentaries on the 1983 code that have been published since its promulgation <P>An indispensable pastoral reference work, this book belongs in every parish, rectory, university and seminary library. <P>First Place Winner, Reference Books category, 2001 CPA Awards