Canon Law test 1

TEST 1#
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TRUE or FALSE ("7" or "F") (30 points)
¬¬______Through the reception of the diaconate, a person becomes a cleric and is' incardinated in
the particular church or personal prelature for whose service he has been advanced.

______By virtue of ordination a permanent deacon has the right (but not the obligation) to wear
the Roman collar at his discretion.

______Deacons are bound by a special obligation to show reverence and obedience to the.. Supreme Pontiff and their own ordinary.

______At the discretion of the d iocesan bishop, permanent deacons may be assigned to offices
entailing the full care of souls.

______I n order to nourish their spiritual lives deacons are earnestly invited to participate in the
offering of the Eucharistic sacrifice daily.

______A permanent deacon is free to move from his diocese of incardination to another diocese
only with his bishop's permission.

______Deacons are forbidden by the Code of Canon Law from assuming public offices which
entail a participation in the exercise of civil power.

______Since military service is hardly in keeping with the clerical state, deacons and candidates
for the diaconate are not to volunteer for military service except with the permission of their ordinary.

______Every cleric must be incardinated either in a particular church or personal prelature, or in
an institute of consecrated life or society endowed with this faculty, in such a way that unattached or transient clerics are not allowed at all.

______A catechumen is someone who has been baptized in a Christian tradition other than the
Roman Catholic Church but is preparing for reception into the Catholic Church.

Fill in the Blanks (30 points)

According to the Code of Canon Law:
I . The canons of this Code regard ("bind") only the______________________ Church.

2. ________________________is the best interpreter of laws.

3. By ___________________________ one is incorporated into the Church of Christ and is
constituted a person in it with the duties and rights which are proper to Christians

4.A person who has completed the ______-year of age has reached majority; below this
age, a person is a minor.

5. A minor before the completion of the year ________ is called an infant and is considered
not responsible for one self (non sui compos).
6. _____________________________________________________________________is "the supreme
law in the Church," which is always "to be kept before one's eyes."

Short Answer (40 points)

(1) In leading their lives, clerics are bound in a special way to pursue holiness. Name three
obligations that the Code specifically imposes on deacons to assist them in pursuing holiness.
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(2) In enumerating the obligations and rights of clerics, the Code specifically states that the
prescripts of certain canons "do not bind perrnanent deacons unless particular law establishes
otherwise." Please provide four examples of such exceptions.
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2.¬¬¬¬¬¬______________________________________________________________
3. ¬¬¬¬¬¬______________________________________________________________
4.¬¬¬¬¬¬______________________________________________________________

(3) Discuss whether or not the Code permits married deacons to receive remuneration for their
services.
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(4) What steps should a deacon take if he is incardinated in diocese "X" but wishes to move and
exercise diaconal ministry in diocese"Y"?
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Mail by March I't to:
Deacon Bill Donovan
St. Ann Church
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