Published: 2023-12-29

Legal Aspects of the Sacraments at a Distance

Lucjan Świto Logo ORCID

Abstract

The article addresses the problem of the possibility of administering the sacraments of marriage, penance and Eucharist at a distance, that is, using information and communication technologies. Electronic means of communication change not only our understanding of time and space, but also the experience of building a community and contact with other people. The conducted analysis led to the conclusion that taking into account the spiritual good of the faithful, especially those who found themselves in danger of death or as a result of a great distance or due to isolation, they have no access to a priest and the real community of the faithful, as well as the fact that the Holy See did not give an authoritative answer opposing the administration of the sacraments by means of new communication tools, this form should not be excluded from the practice of the Church.

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Świto, L. (2023). Legal Aspects of the Sacraments at a Distance. Philosophy and Canon Law, 9(2), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.31261/PaCL.2023.09.2.04

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2023)
Published: 2024-07-03


ISSN: 2450-4955
eISSN: 2451-2141
Ikona DOI 10.31261/PaCL

Publisher
Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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