Unveiling the Nexus: The Synergy between Vatican II and the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches on Consecrated Life

Abstract

The Second Vatican Council renewed the theology and mission of consecrated life, while the CCEO gave it enduring juridical form. This synergy shows theology and canon law enriching one another—law safeguarding, theology animating. Title XII of the CCEO makes a framework faithful to the Eastern tradition yet open to renewal, ensuring that consecrated life remains prophetic, communal, and missionary, a lasting witness to the Kingdom of God and responsive to contemporary challenges.