A Manual of Canon Law

The present manual aims to give the reader a general knowledge of the laws of the Church as these are found in the Code of Canon Law. Although the Code is already a fairly large volume in itself so that there may be some who will question the possibility of imparting even the elements of church law in a handbook of this size, nevertheless let it be noted that one-volume manuals are usually relied upon to convey the essentials of sacred liturgy. What is posssible in one case ought to be possible in the other. All the more is this true because the disciplinary norms of the Code are far less numerous than the liturgical laws contained in the seven volumes of the Decreta Authentica. Obviously, it suffices that a manual contain a judicious selection of material and a reasonable amount of explanation of the same. CH3: Ordinary & Delegated Power 174 Art 1. Exercise of Orders 174 Art. 2. Exercise of Jurisdiction 174