THE PROCESS FOR DECLARING THE NULLITY OF SACRED ORDINATION

Authors

  • Francis J. Marini Judicial Vicar of the Eparchy of Saint Maron

Keywords:

nullity of sacred ordination, process, proper forum, ompetence of CDF, roman rota

Abstract

Chapter II of Title XXVI, Canons 1385, 1386 and 1387 of the CCEO sets forth a process for the declaration of nullity of sacred ordination which is provided for those rare situations in which any other process is inadequate. There being little experience in the application of this process, its successful use will require canonists, dicastery officials and jurists to develop and articulate the relevant jurisprudence, some of which is suggested in this article.

Author Biography

Francis J. Marini, Judicial Vicar of the Eparchy of Saint Maron

Francis J. Marini is a Maronite priest and Judicial Vicar of the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn in New York and Promotor of Justice of the Diocese of Scranton in Pennsylvania. He holds the Juris Doctor degree in American Civil Law from the University of Akron and the J.C.O.D. degree from the Pontifical Oriental Institute.  He is admitted to the practice of civil law in the State and Federal Courts in Ohio, and has been active in the Canon Law Society of America.

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Published

2020-08-02

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2017): Iustitia: Dharmaram Journal of Canon Law

Section

Articles