The revised Code of Canon Law promulgated in 1983 (CIC-83) brought with it a definition of the consensual incapacity for marriage. This formula is a kind of juridical innovation given that it did not exist prior to the CIC-83 and literally … [Read more...]
About Catherine Godfrey Howell, JCD
Catherine Godfrey Howell, JCD, is a canon lawyer, editor, and translator. Her dissertation, completed at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, is a profile of consensual incapacity to marry in American canonical jurisprudence. She presently lives in South Bend, Indiana, with her husband and three children.
Marriage and the Juridical Relevance of Pastoral Language
October 2, 2018 by Catherine Godfrey Howell, JCD
Briefly Revisiting Pre-1983 Canonical Practice for a Better Response to Marriage Issues
March 15, 2018 by Catherine Godfrey Howell, JCD
The juridical significance of mental illness and psychic anomalies in marriage has shifted over centuries from a description of an illicit act to one of invalid consent. Early pronouncements on insane individuals who contracted marriage … [Read more...]
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