193. Manifestations of the spirituality of canon law: Canon 215
The right to establish and direct association stems from the obligation to holiness, which gives the faithful the right to establish and direct an association that can promote this.
192. Manifestation of the spirituality of canon law: Canon 212
Sacred pastors should ensure they teach the faith appropriately and govern in a way that assists the faithful and themselves in their journey towards holiness.
191. Manifestations of the spirituality of canon law: The first principle that influenced the 1983 Code
The first principle contributes to the spirituality of canon law in safeguarding the obligations and rights of Christ’s faithful.
190. The spirituality of canon law: Obedience to the law as doing God’s will
Those who ONLY and EXCLUSIVELY seek to please their superiors will continue to be overburdened with the weaknesses of superiors, which affects how the superiors make and interpret the law.
189. The spirituality of canon law: Obedience to the law
Why do we obey Church laws? To avoid punishment from the superior, to be praised, or to do the will of God as we journey towards holiness?
188. The spirituality of canon law: Making and Interpreting the Law
The spirituality of canon law asks: Does a law that ought to promote order and discipline in the ecclesial society also seek to promote holiness and holistic salvation of the souls of the legislator as well as the recipients of the law?
187. The Spirituality of Canon Law: Meaning and Sacramentality
The spirituality of canon law concerns how Church laws serve Christians in their journey towards holiness so that they may save their souls holistically and make heaven on the last day.
186. Chi di ebere: Divine mercy as an integral part of canon law
If the salvation of souls stems from divine mercy, and the Church, to whom it is entrusted the continuation of Christ’s saving work, has the salvation of souls as its primary purpose and the absolute guiding principle of its laws, it means that mercy is an intrinsic part of canon law.
185. Salvation of Souls: The Guiding Principle of Canon Law
The immediate purpose of canon law as a legal system and science is to compose its norms and institutions in such a way that they are directed to the supreme pastoral purpose of salus animarum,
184. Spirituality and Canon Law: Church history
The numerous exceptions granted in relaxing ecclesiastical discipline and remission of ecclesiastical penalties, especially in the danger of death, show the salvation of souls as the supreme law of the Church.