The Formal Act of Defection and U.S. Catholic Deconversion

Between 1983 and 2010, the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church permitted Latin Rite Catholics to defect "by a formal act." This canonical innovation differed sharply from the church's longstanding approach to the question of membership, and it was ultimately repealed by a motu prop...

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Veröffentlicht in:American Catholic Studies. - American Catholic Historical Society. - 127(2016), 1, Seite 1-23
1. Verfasser: Hornbeck,, J. Patrick (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:American Catholic Studies
Schlagworte:Religion Behavioral sciences Political science Law