The role of the defender of the bond is indispensable to the spirituality of canon law because ordination and marriage are sacraments, and sacraments are outward signs of inward grace by which grace is given to our souls.
The promoter of justice is bound by office to safeguard the public good.
Since the provisions of the law do not largely prevent procedural injustice due to the possibility of disregard for the rule of law, the spirituality of canon law remains indispensable to procedural justice,
The popes have acknowledged the harm that humans have inflicted on creation and called for the need to care for the earth.
Restorative justice offers closure to victims, addresses trauma that undermines belief in God and the Church, and reduces instances of moral impediments to receiving the sacraments or participating in liturgical activities, thereby safeguarding spiritual well-being.
Restorative justice aims to repair the harm between a victim, the offender, and the community and it is based on three pillars—harms and needs, obligations, and engagement.
“The demands of justice be satisfied lest the giving of what is due in justice be represented as the offering of a charitable gift” (Apostolicam Actuositatem, 8).
Legal and moral justice do not depend on what people say but on how the authority’s actions and behaviours correspond to the will of God and promote the holiness journey and salvation of all souls.
The remuneration of priests follows distributive justice, which is hinged on equity.
Just wages are based on distributive justice. However, paying the agreed wage is commutative justice.
