Matrimonial Law and Canonical Procedure : A Continuing Education Course, livre ebook

In recent years, Marriage has faced countless attacks from many and varied factions of secular societies. For many of our Christian Faithful, marriage seems to be standing before a tsunami. It would be easy and popular to fall into line and simplify the institution of marriage into oblivion. Canon Law is the front line of defense for the Sacrament of Marriage. These Proceedings of the Fourth Continuing Education Course on Matrimonial Law and Canonical Process, attempt to once again address Marriage Law in our Church and to also emphasize some of the pastoral essence of marriage and family. This Program is a beacon for marriage in the Catholic Church. It recognizes the law, examines it, interprets it, and in the end, it revels in the sacramentality of this great Gift of Faith. All of the presentations at these Proceedings are spoken in Italian. It continues to be a goal of the Gratianus Series to provide as many original sources for discussion of Canon Law, in the English language, as possible. Such work cannot be accomplished without the work of our translators. Those who provided presentation translations are: Sister Carlotta Bartone, S.H.C.J., Reverend Gary Coulter, Mr. William Daniel, Reverend Luis Fernando Escalante, Reverend Paul Gargaro, Reverend Paul Hayward and Ms. Meg Romano-Hogan. Round Table translations were provided by Reverend Ricardo Martin Pinillos and Mr. David Castronovo. These translators are dedicated, generous and excellent canonists. They cannot be thanked enough for their work on this publication. Their noted biographies are included in this volume. Dr. Ernest Caparros, who started the work of the Gratianus Series and continues to guide and mentor it, remains the center of every Gratianus publication. My colleague, Professor and Dean of the Canon Law Faculty for the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Reverend Luis Navarro, is a member of the Gratianus Board and is dedicated to the study of Canon Law through publication and teaching. It has been our privilege to welcome Mr. William Daniel to this volume for the Fourth Continuing Education Course on Matrimonial Law and Canonical Process. His work is something for which we are very grateful. The professors and presenters at the Proceedings accomplish work that is important to the development of this field of canon law. We join so many other canonists in the universal Church in thanking them for their contributions through this Program. Thank you to the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Santa Croce) for organizing and hosting this mèeting and bringing to fruition, this entire academic process.