Udzielanie sakramentu święceń oraz jego szafarz w zmodyfikowanym projekcie nowego prawa

Abstract

The Papal Commission for revision of the Code of the Canonic Law in cooperation with the team of consultors on „Holy Sacraments” presented a project of the new law by which it submitted to investigation the canonic discipline with respect to the holy sacraments. The document was promulgated in 1975 and then sent to the conferences of the Episcopate, branches of the Roman Curia and the Universities of ecclesiastical studies to be consulted. From these consulting organs of the mentioned Papal Commission written opinions and remarks as well as suggestions concerning the above subject in the new law were sent. A team was organs as well as the discussions of consultors over the project threw much new team of consultors on „Holy Sacraments”. Especially the remarks of the consulting organs as well as the discussions of consultors over the project threw much new light and contributed to correction and modification of particular canons of the project. The discussion resulted in some changes in the text of many canons, so that now we can speak about the „modified” project of the new law. 52 canons of the document (190-241) were devoted to the sacrament of holy orders under the title „Sacrament of holy orders” (title VI). The first chapter of this title is about dispensing the sacrament of holy orders and its dispenser. In the present article the author gives a comparative study of this fragment of the project in relation to the code of canonic law and in relation to the text of the original project published in 1975. Attention should be paid to the fact that the consultors’ new suggestions, especially on the notion of „one’s own bishop” for deacons’ and priests, orders were better adjusted to the contemporary situation in the life of candidates for being ordained.