Reverential Fear and Marriage Nullity with Special Reference to the Indian Culture

Authors

  • Jose Marattil Tribunal Judge, Eparchy (diocese) of Idukki, Kerala, India

Keywords:

Common Fear, Reverential fear, Its Gravity, Externality of fear, Unavoidability, Invalidating factor

Abstract

He analyses how a particular culturally rooted reverential fear could become a ground of marriage nullity especially in the Indian cultural context.” He analyses the issue of CCEO c. 825 (CIC c. 1103), from the doctrinal and jurisprudential points of view. Besides presenting the proofs of reverential fear, the author also examines the factors that generate reverential fear in children, especially in the Indian context.

Author Biography

Jose Marattil, Tribunal Judge, Eparchy (diocese) of Idukki, Kerala, India

Jose Marattil was born on 10 August 1963 at Elengulam, Kerala, India. He was ordained priest on 1 January 1990 for the eparchy of Kothamangalam, but at present he is incardinated into the eparchy of Iduky. He obtained Master’s degree in Oriental Canon Law in 2003 from Institute of Oriental Canon Law, DVK, Bangalore. He was the Promoter of Justice and the Defender of the Bond of the eparchial Tribunal of Idukki, Parochial Vicar, and Pastor of many parishes in both eparchies. He holds a Ph. D (Canon Law) from Ottawa University, Canada and a Doctorate in Canon Law from Saint Paul University, Ottawa. He has been the Chancellor, Secretary, and Tribunal Judge, eparchy of Idukki, Kerala, since 2010.

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Published

2020-08-02

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2010): Iustitia: Dharmaram Journal of Canon Law

Section

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