canon law
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Francis remains in charge of the Vatican and the 1.3-billion-strong Catholic Church, even while unconscious and in the hospital, according to canon law.
From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2023
“As far as canon law is concerned, it’s impeccable,” Chirri said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2023
To explain his stepping down, a Vatican statement at the time referred to a canon law that allowed bishops under 75 to retire for health reasons or other “grave” reasons, but did not elaborate.
From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2022
"The next step will be to prove it in a civil court instead of a canon law trial," lawyer Justin Wee told the Globe and Mail newspaper.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2022
The Catholic Church has survived for centuries, not by passing on a ‘celibacy gene’ from one pope to the next, but by passing on the stories of the New Testament and of Catholic canon law.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
