Ecumenism in the general law of the Catholic Church
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https://doi.org/10.32420/2017.84.794Keywords:
ecumenism, law, Catholic Church, II Vatican Council, directive, canonAbstract
In the article considers the main documents that contain the legal norms of the ecumenical character or the directives of the legislative power of the Catholic Church, in particular the Decrees of the Second Vatican Council and the Ecumenical Directives. The above-mentioned documents stipulate the legal relationship between the Catholics and other Christians, establish the legal basis, which contains the structure of specific church laws. The author analyzed the direct legal norms of ecumenism in the Catholic Church and characterized these documents by defining them.
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“Ecumenism in the general law of the Catholic Church” (2018) Ukrainian Religious Studies, (84), pp. 73–88. doi:10.32420/2017.84.794.