DIVORCE, REMARRIAGE AND PASTORAL PRACTICE IN THE GREEK EAST

Authors

  • George Nedungatt

Keywords:

Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith (CDF), Basilio Petrà, theology

Abstract

Basilio Petrà, an expert on Greek Orthodox moral theology,
deals with a subject of great interest today as the Catholic
Church is looking for pastoral solutions to the forthcoming
General Synod of Bishops scheduled to be held in Vatican in
October 2015. Irregular marriage unions have increased and
multiplied enormously. Divorce and second or third
marriages have become frequent in contemporary society
creating a serious pastoral problem for the Church. In this
context the article presents and discusses two of Petra’s recent
books which complete each other. They draw attention to the
solutions found already in the tradition of the undivided
Church and are still preserved in the Greek East. Ex oriente
lux: Light from the East.

Author Biography

George Nedungatt

George Nedungatt, SJ, is emeritus professor of the Faculty of Canon Law of
the Pontifical Oriental Institute (PIO), Rome. Some of his books are The
Spirituality of the Syro-Malabar Church (1989); The Spirit of the Eastern Code
(1992); ed. with Michael Featherstone, The Council in Trullo Revisited (1995);
Laity and Church Temporalities: Appraisal of a Tradition (2000); ed., The Synod of
Diamper Revisited (2001); ed., A Guide to the Eastern Code: Commentary on the
Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches (2002); Crucified with Christ for All: A
Biography of Bl. Mariam Thresia (2002); Quest for the Historical Thomas Apostle of
India: A Re-reading of the Evidence (2008); ed., Digital CCEO: With Resources and
Studies, (2009); Renewal of Life and Law An Indian Contribution (2015). He is a
regular contributor to Iustitia

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Published

2020-08-02

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2015): Iustitia: Dharmaram Journal of Canon Law

Section

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