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canon law

noun as in church law

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The group is hoping a change of canon law will bring about the zero-tolerance policy worldwide, and has spoken to experts and compiled documents that they will give to Pope Leo.

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After completing studies in theology in Chicago and in canon law in Rome, the Catholic Church sent him to Peru for the first time.

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"It's the abuse being celebrated, in a way," she told me, "Because the cover-ups are still there, they're shielded behind the Vatican walls and their canon laws."

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It means canon law students have no case law to study or cite.

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It means canon law students have no case law to study or cite.

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