The Papal Decree and the civil Law
Most of the misconceptions that arise in connection with Catholic doctrine and practice have their origin in second-hand and untrustworthy information and in hasty and superficial thinking. To the latter class belongs the statement published in the Christchurch ' Press ' by the Rgv. Head, of Christ's College— that the recent papal decree on . marriage ' annuls the law of the land '. A similar blunder has been perpetrated by the collective voice of the Protestant Episcopalian Church' in Ireland. It even- went so far as .to embody in a resolution its opinion' that the recent Catholic legislation is ' an encroachment upon the laws of the United Kingdom. The legal aspect of the decree is- dealt with, and these misconceptions cleared up, in pp. 132-9 of the ' Tablet ' book, ' Catholic Marriages '.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/NZT19080618.2.35.4
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 24, 18 June 1908, Page 23
Word count
Tapeke kupu
134The Papal Decree and the civil Law New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 24, 18 June 1908, Page 23
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
See our copyright guide for information on how you may use this title.
Log in