Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

The Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts is a dicastery of the Roman Curia. Its work "consists mainly in interpreting the laws of the Church". (Pastor Bonus, 154).[1] It is distinct from the highest tribunal or court in the Church, which is the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, and does not have law-making authority to the degree the Pope and the Holy See's tribunals do. Its charge is the interpretation of existing canon laws, and it works closely with the Signatura and the other Tribunals and the Pope. Like the Signatura and the other two final appellate Tribunals, the Roman Rota and the Apostolic Penitentiary, it is led by a prefect who is a bishop or archbishop.

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The current President of the Pontifical Council is Archbishop Filippo Iannone,[2] the current Secretary is Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru.[3]

History and field of competence

On 14 May 1904, Pope Pius X created the Commission for the Codification of Canon Law. It produced the 1917 Code of Canon Law, promulgated by Pope Benedict XV on 27 May 1917 to take effect on 19 May 1918.[4]

Pope Benedict then established the Pontifical Commission for Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law on 5 September 1917.[5] On 28 March 1963, Pope John XXIII replaced it with the Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law, a revision called for by the Second Vatican Council. On 11 July 1967, Pope Paul VI established the Pontifical Commission for Interpretation of the Decrees of the Second Vatican Council and, two years later, extended its mandate to the interpretation of the documents issued by the Holy See to implement those decrees.

After promulgating a new version of the Code of Canon Law in January 1983, Pope John Paul II erected the Pontifical Commission for Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law once again on 2 January 1984. Its competence included with the universal laws for the Latin Rite within its purview. This Commission replaced those set up by his two predecessors. On 28 June 1988, the body was given its present name and its jurisdiction in the apostolic constitution Pastor Bonus.[6]

On 18 October 1990, its competence was extended to interpreting the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches and the laws shared in common by the Eastern Catholic Churches.

Presidents of the Pontifical Council and its predecessors

Secretaries of the Pontifical Council and its predecessors

See also

Notes
  1. Three self-published websites provide inconsistent data for the end of Gasparri's term as president: 1. One dates the end of Gasparri's service to 7 February 1930, the day he retired as Secretary of State,[8] leaving a gap of almost five years before the appointment of a successor. 2. The second mentions no retirement date.[9] 3. The third reports the end of his service as his date of death, 18 November 1934.[10] Following his resignation as Secretary of State, Gasparri continued to hold other offices and was Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church until his death.
  2. One online database dates Serafini's appointment to 1930[13] and another to 30 June 1930.[14] Both are contradicted by the fact that Serafini was only named a member of this Commission on 3 December 1930[15] and by Sincero's documented appointment on 12 December 1934.[11] A third dates Serafini's appointment to 1936, the month and day unspecified,[16] which is at least consistent with Sincero's death on 7 February 1936. A brief biographical sketch of Serafini that appeared in 2018 dates Serafini's appointment as president to 3 July 1930, which is impossible if he is made a member in December of that year.[17]
  3. In 1962, Bigador was secretary of the Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments.[39] He was also teaching canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University when named secretary to the Commission for Revisions in 1965.[40] He served as the Commission's spokesperson when changes to the procedures for annulments were announced in June 1971.[41]

References
  1. "Pastor Bonus, - John Paul II - Apostolic Constitution". Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 28 June 1988. Articles 154–8. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. Gagliarducci, Andrea (11 April 2018). "Analysis: Who is the Pope's new canon law expert?". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.02.2007" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  4. Coughlin, John J. (2011). Canon Law: A Comparative Study with Anglo-American Legal Theory. Oxford University Press. p. 35. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  5. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). IX. 1917. pp. 483–4. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. "Pontificio Consiglio per i Testi Legislativi" (in Italian). The Holy See. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  7. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). IX. 1917. p. 558. Retrieved 23 June 2020. Presidente ... Commissione Pontificia per la Interpretazione autentica del Codice di Diritto Canonico
  8. "Pietro Cardinal Gasparri". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  9. "Gasparri, Pietro". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  10. "Cardinal Pietro Gasparri". GCatholic. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  11. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XXVII. 1935. p. 29. Retrieved 23 June 2020. Presidente della Commissione Pontificia per la Interpretazione autentica del Codice di Diritto Canonico
  12. Lentz III, Harris M. (2015). Popes and Cardinals of the 20th Century: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 177. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  13. "Serafini, Giulio". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  14. "Giulio Cardinal Serafini". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  15. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XXIII. 1931. p. 28. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  16. "Cardinal Giulio Serafini". GCatholic. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  17. Giuliani, Luca (5 April 2018). "Il cardinale Giulio Serafini, che la gente chiamava "un santo umano"". La Voce (in Italian). Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  18. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XXX. 1938. p. 276. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  19. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XXXI. 1939. p. 138. Retrieved 22 June 2020. Presidente della Commissione Pontificia per la Interpretazione autentica del Codice di Diritto Canonico
  20. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XXXVIII. 1946. pp. 328–9. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  21. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XLVII. 1955. p. 427. Retrieved 20 June 2020. Presidente della Commissione Pontificia per la Interpreta- zione autentica del Codice di Diritto Canonico
  22. Lentz III, Harris M. (2015). Popes and Cardinals of the 20th Century: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 45. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  23. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LV. 1963. pp. 363–4. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  24. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LIX. 1967. p. 382. Retrieved 20 June 2020. Pro-Presidente della Pontificia Commissione per la revisione del Codice di Diritto Canonico
  25. "Cardinal Felici, Noted Expert on Church Law for Vatican". New York Times. Associated Press. 23 March 1982. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  26. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LIX. 1967. p. 1003. Retrieved 26 June 2020. Pontificia Commissione per l'Interpretazione dei Decreti del Concilio Vaticano II
  27. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXIV. 1982. p. 748. Retrieved 26 June 2020. Pro-Presidente della Pontificia Commissione per la Revisione del Codice di Diritto Canonico
  28. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXXII. 1990. p. 120. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  29. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXVI. 1984. p. 342. Retrieved 26 June 2020. Pro-Presidente della Pontificia Commissione per l'Interpretazione autentica del Codice di Diritto Canonico
  30. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXXIII. 1991. p. 112. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  31. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXXXVII. 1995. p. 120. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  32. Allen Jr., John L. (16 February 2007). "Opus Dei down to one top Vatican official; Benedict's ties to Communion and Liberation deepen". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  33. "Resignations and Appointments, 07.04.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  34. "Pope Gives Two Red Hats". New York Times. May 26, 1923. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  35. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XXXVIII. 1946. p. 140. Retrieved 20 June 2020. Segretario della Commissione Pontificia per Interpretazione autentica del Codice di Diritto Canonico
  36. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LIII. 1961. p. 575. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  37. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LIV. 1962. p. 413. Retrieved 20 June 2020. Segretario della Pontificia Commissione per Interpretazione Autentica del Codice di Diritto Canonico
  38. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXVII. 1975. p. 268. Retrieved 20 June 2020. Segretario della Pontificia Commissione per la Revisione del Codice di Diritto Canonico
  39. Hebblethwaite, Peter (2010). John XXIII: Pope of the Century. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 275. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  40. Beyer, Jean; Feliciani, Giorgio; Müller, Hubert, eds. (1990). Comunione ecclesiale e strutture di corresponsabilità: dal Vaticano II al nuovo Codice di diritto canonico (in Italian). Editrice Pontificia Università Gregoriana. p. 12. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  41. "Vatican Revises Annulment Rules". New York Times. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  42. Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). LXVII. 1975. p. 160. Retrieved 20 June 2020. Segretario della Pontificia Commissione per la Revisione del Codice di Diritto Canonico
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