In Episode 7, Canon Lawyer, Andrew Kong, JCL, LLB, BSc, explains the purpose and role of Canon Law in the Catholic Church, discusses Aquinas' Four Types of Law, the History of Canon Law, Key Updates to the Code, Annulments vs. Civil Divorce, the Pauline and Petrine privileges, Excommunication, and common misconceptions. Andrew Kong is a magna cum laude graduate from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome with a Licentiate in Canon Law. He was appointed as Defender of the Bond for the Archdiocesan Ecclesiastical Tribunal by the Archbishop of Singapore since 2014.
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TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) - Intro
(01:20) - Aquinas’ 4 Types of Law
(02:10) - History of Canon Law
(03:33) - Historical Interplay Between Civil and Canon Law
(05:40) - The Code of Canon Law
(08:31) - Canon Law in Practice
(11:19) - Are there Liturgical Laws?
(12:40) - What Changed from the 1917 to the 1983 Code
(15:02) - Should Lay People know Canon Law?
(18:00) - We Need Laws
(21:03) - Roles of a Canon Lawyer
(22:52) - Ecclesiastical Tribunal and Defender of the Bond
(28:21) - Structure of a Tribunal
(30:10) - Marriage Without Intention of Having Children
(31:33) - Annulment vs Civil Divorce
(35:00) - The Pauline Privilege
(36:30) - The Petrine Privilege
(39:37) - Common Grounds for Annulment
(41:17) - Respecting the Decisions of the Church
(43:30) - Annulment Cases Do Occur
(45:05) - Appeal System
(46:12) - Excommunication in Detail
(48:10) - Medicinal Value of Excommunication
(49:51) - What if the Person is Unknowingly Automatically Excommunicated?
(52:40) - The Role of the Pope in Canon Law (Is He Bound by It?)
(56:58) - How Canon Law is Promulgated
(58:39) - Misconception: Divorcees Cannot Receive Holy Communion
(1:00:14) - Misconception: Catholics Can Eat Meat on Fridays
(1:00:58) - Stories
(1:03:50) - Canon Law Saves Souls