MORAL CASE, Assembly of. - A gathering of priests, in the episcopal city or in the individual rural deaneries, to discuss specific subjects of ecclesiastical science; since these generally concern the field of morals, they have influenced the name; but they also set out particular questions or facts of liturgy, canon law, ecclesiastical history, etc. According to the CIC (can. 131) they must be held frequently, from six to ten times a year, according to the common opinion of theologians, and those obliged to take part in them are: a) all secular priests, even if they do not hear confessions; b) all religious who habitually have the care of souls, as parish priests or assistant parish priests; c) all other religious who have the faculty to hear confessions, if they do not have the meeting of the c. m. in their houses; d) whenever it is difficult to gather, the solutions of the c. m. must be sent in writing (can. 131 §§ 2-3). v. CASISTICA.
Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. III, 1949 Moral theology
Moral Case, Assembly of
CASO MORALE, ADUNANZA DEL
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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III (1949), coll. 986–987.
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“Caso Morale, adunanza del.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, coll. 986–987. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/caso-morale-adunanza-del.
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“Caso Morale, adunanza del.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, coll. 986–987. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/caso-morale-adunanza-del.
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author = {Redazione},
title = {Caso Morale, adunanza del},
booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
volume = {III},
pages = {986--987},
note = {Cited by column},
publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
address = {Città del Vaticano},
year = {1949},
url = {https://azioneromana.com/article/caso-morale-adunanza-del}
}
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