The Code of Canon Law is the Catholic Church's own primary legal text, promulgated by the Holy See as its own legislator, and this record cites it as a custodian source for exactly that reason. It is authoritative for the formal legal definition of Catholic offices and structures, such as bishop, priest, parish and religious order, as the law itself states them, checkable directly against the code's own text online. It is not independent historical or sociological evidence for how these offices are actually lived out in a given diocese, which the code itself does not claim to describe. Use it to establish the Church's own formal legal definition of an office or structure; a claim about lived practice needs a separate historical or sociological source.
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The Catholic Church's own primary legal text, promulgated by the Holy See as its own legislator and cited as a custodian source; authoritative for the formal legal definition of Catholic offices and structures, not for how those offices are lived out in a given diocese. NotesThe official codified body of canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, promulgated by the Holy See, the primary legal text governing Catholic clergy, religious orders and ecclesiastical structure. Use for the formal definition and legal standing of Catholic offices and structures such as bishop, priest, parish and religious order as the law itself states them; a normative legal text, not a historical or sociological account of how these offices are actually lived out.
Citation
AuthorHoly See
PublisherLibreria Editrice Vaticana
Publication Year1983
URLhttps://www.vatican.va/archive/cod-iuris-canonici/eng/documents/cic_introduction_en.html
Source Typeprimary-text
Custodian
Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodyHoly See
Custodian BasisThe Catholic Church own code of law, promulgated by its own legislator. Authoritative for what the Church requires of itself.
Claims Backed By This Source (158 claims)
This source backs 158 claims across the atlas. As facts: 72 well-attested. As cited relationships: 43 holds, 1 connected, 1 held Differently. Plus 41 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Religious Organization & Structure, 44 claims: 23 well-attested, 10 holds, 11 general references.
- Religious Roles & Titles, 25 claims: 9 well-attested, 9 holds, 7 general references.
- Religious Offices, 24 claims: 12 holds, 12 general references.
- Rituals, 19 claims: 8 well-attested, 5 holds, 6 general references.
- Doctrines, 14 claims: 10 well-attested, 1 holds, 3 general references.
- Sources, 11 claims: 11 well-attested.
- Articles, 9 claims: 9 well-attested.
- Denominations, 9 claims: 6 holds, 1 connected, 1 held Differently, 1 general references.
- Empires & Polities, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
Well-attested
72Religious Organization & Structure
Holds
43Religious Organization & Structure
General References
41Religious Organization & Structure
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