To: gbcdoj
There was no Code of Canon Law prior to 1917. It's nice of you that you try every trick to defend Burke. But, prior to 1917 there was no Code of Canon Law for the Roman Catholic Church. The local "Institutiones", manuals, and the "Decretals" brought up in your link to the 1910 Catholic Encyclopedia did not constitute the Code of Canon Law for the entire Church. These were local canonical laws.
To: I Believe It's Not Butter
You didn't say that there was no Code before 1917. You said that there was no canon law. Yes, there was. Nor was it only local law as you wrongly claim.
You are clearly incompetent in this matter. Archbishop Burke, on the other hand, is a Doctor of Canon Law, and his interpretation of the 1983CIC has also been officially upheld by the Holy See (which you continue to ignore). Why should we believe your inaccurate and false rantings against one of our shepherds? It's becoming increasingly obvious that you have very little, if any, respect for our holy mother the Church and for her pastors. Are you even Catholic?
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12/26/2005 9:26:01 AM PST by
gbcdoj
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