Canon | Text |
---|---|
The People of God » The Christian Faithful » Sacred Ministers or Clerics » Loss of the Clerical State | |
Canon 290. Previous Next | Sacred ordination once validly received never becomes invalid. A cleric, however, loses the clerical state:
1° by a judgement of a court or an administrative decree, declaring the ordination invalid; 2° by the penalty of dismissal lawfully imposed; 3° by a rescript of the Apostolic See; this rescript, however, is granted to deacons only for grave reasons and to priests only for the gravest of reasons. |
Page generated in 0.002 seconds.
Website code © 2020 (MIT License). Version 2.7.2 FAQ