Published: 2023-12-29

Protection of engaged couples’ right to privacy and a good reputation during their immediate preparation for marriage in the Roman Catholic Church, as enshrined in the Decree passed by the Conference of the Bishops of Poland on 8 October 2019

Tomasz Jakubiak
Ius Matrimoniale
Section: Rozprawy i artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/im.2023.34.2.03

Abstract

Under the provisions of the General Decree of 8 October 2019 promulgated by the Conference of the Bishops of Poland, couples intending to marry in the Roman Catho- lic Church on the territory of the Republic of Poland are required to attend a premarital canonical and pastoral interview. This is done to prevent the invalid or illicit admini- stration of the Sacrament of Matrimony.

This article discusses the provisions of the Decree as regards the protection of couples’ right to privacy and a good reputation. It also offers priests conducting the premarital interview a series of suggestions (including courses of action not formally regulated in the particular provisions currently in force) affording a more effective means of pro- tection for the rights of engaged couples as defined in Canon 220 of the Code of Canon Law of 1983, in situations when these rights may be restricted subject to the common good, the couple’s right to contract marriage (ius connubii), and the duties incumbent on the priest who is to determine whether they may contract a valid marriage under (can. 1066-1067). This is supplemented with a set of procedures the priest may decide to follow if he considers the proper performance of his duties as required by Canon Law may be incompatible with the full observation of the couple’s rights, and anticipates that he will have serious problems with drawing up a lawful and accurate premarital assessment report. (tłum. Teresa Bałuk-Ulewicz)

Keywords:

marriage, sacrament of marriage, immediate preparation, good reputation, rights of the betrothed, privacy

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Jakubiak, T. (2023). Protection of engaged couples’ right to privacy and a good reputation during their immediate preparation for marriage in the Roman Catholic Church, as enshrined in the Decree passed by the Conference of the Bishops of Poland on 8 October 2019. Ius Matrimoniale, 34(2), 47–77. https://doi.org/10.21697/im.2023.34.2.03

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