181: Media Framing, Media Bias and the Church
We can always consider media bias and framing when examining news about the Church, especially the negative ones.
180. Administering sacraments to single mothers
Our current attitude as Christians towards single mothers is the seeming discrepancy between our emphasis on the promotion of life and our reaction to these women.
179. Christian funeral for those belonging to certain groups
There are many groups in Nigeria, especially those calling for secession or a return to our traditional roots, which are not necessarily antithetical to Christianity.
178. The delict of Simony
Based on the generic definition of simony, it is not restricted to celebrating or receiving sacraments but includes the provision of ecclesiastical offices.
177. Bribery in acts of office
The delict of bribery in acts of office is about corruption, and it is broadly divided into two.
176. Bribery of one who exercises an office, ministry, or function
The delict focuses on bribery, which could be active or passive.
175. The Ordinary and the administration of ecclesiastical and ecclesial goods
By virtue of the law itself, Ordinaries are required to supervise or exercise vigilance over the administration of temporal goods in the Church.
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.
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