174: Theft, illicit alienation, and grave negligence regarding ecclesiastical goods
Priests who empty the presbytery on transfer, claiming that they bought all the property, including cutlery, may be guilty of this delict.
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173. Acquisition, retention, administration, and alienation of ecclesiastical goods
‘In perpetuity’ is examined in contrast to a ‘specified time’ (sive in perpetuum sive ad certum praefinitum tempus).
172. Ecclesiastical Goods
Ecclesiastical goods are temporal goods of public juridical persons and are governed by Book V of the Code of Canon Law
171. Unlawful exercise of the sacred ministry
The delict consists of unlawfully celebrating the sacraments or sacramentals when prohibited and liturgical misconduct and abuse