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Lawgivers in the Church

Who can make law in the Church — the Pope, councils, bishops — and the limits of each.

The works themselves ask 5 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.

In the index as Legislative Power · Legislator · Roman Pontiff · Abbess · Bishops recurring to the Pope concerning pontifical law · Diocesan synod · Ecumenical council · Law · Power · Capitular vicar · Cathedral chapter · Council · Jurisdiction · Acts · Woman · Abbots nullius · Apostolic Prefect · Apostolic Vicar · Approval · Bishop · Chapter · Confirmation · Decrees · Ecclesiastical law

In the manuals

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Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

John A. McHugh, O.P., and Charles J. Callan, O.P. — 2 passages

Vol. I, Pt. I, Q. III, Art. 5. Ecclesiastical Law, Lawgivers in the Church, nn. 423 & 424 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.

Jean-Pierre Gury, S.J.; notes by Antonio Ballerini, S.J. — 6 passages

Vol. I, Treatise On Laws, Part One. On Laws in General, Chapter II. On the Author of Law or on the Legislator, n. 85 (6 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Adolphe Tanquerey, S.S. — 4 passages

Vol. II, Fundamental Moral Theology…, On Laws, nn. 258, 259, 260 & 261 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels

Arthur Vermeersch, S.J. — 7 passages

Vol. I, Tr. III, Ch. II, Art. II, § 2. On the Author of Ecclesiastical Law, nn. 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277 & 278 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 12 passages

Vol. I, General Moral Theology, Treatise: On Laws in General, Sect. C, Sixth Part: On Ecclesiasti…, First Question: On Ecclesi…, Article I: On the Author of Ecclesiastical Law, n. 324 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Aloysius Sabetti, S.J., and Timothy Barrett, S.J. — 5 passages

Vol. I, Tr. III, Pt. I, Chapter II. On the Author of Law, or on the Legislator, nn. 74, 75, 75, Q. 2, 75, Q. 3 & 75, Q. 4 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Ecclesiastical Law — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · The Casuist · 1917 Code of Canon Law · Decretals of Gregory IX · Liber Sextus — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)