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Canon Law and Education.

The article reflects on the impact of the New Code of Canon Law on U.S. Catholic education. It provides an overview on the provisions of the code. It believes that the new code will create new obstacles to the development of Catholic education in the country. It adds that the new code should decentr...

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Published in:America Magazine: The Jesuit Review of Faith & Culture Vol. 144; no. 12; pp. 241 - 243
Format: Editorial
Published: America Media 3/28/1981
Subjects:
Christian education (Canon law)
Catholic Church > Education
Catholic universities & colleges
Ecclesiastical law
United States
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article reflects on the impact of the New Code of Canon Law on U.S. Catholic education. It provides an overview on the provisions of the code. It believes that the new code will create new obstacles to the development of Catholic education in the country. It adds that the new code should decentralize the administration of church law and provide flexibility to local churches to make pastoral adjustments that would suit local circumstances.