Concordats as Instruments for Implementing Freedom of Religion
The article provides a brief overview of the history of concordats, and explores the teaching of Vatican Council II regarding Church-State relations. In light of a rhetorical discussion of whether or not Vatican Council II spelled the end of concordats as such, the author analyses the texts of recen...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Navarra |
| Repositorio: | Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/37108 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10171/37108 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Religious freedom Concordat Church-State relations Sovereignty of the Catholic Church Libertad religiosa Concordato Relaciones Iglesia-Estado Soberanía de la Iglesia católica Materias Investigacion::Derecho canónico |
| Sumario: | The article provides a brief overview of the history of concordats, and explores the teaching of Vatican Council II regarding Church-State relations. In light of a rhetorical discussion of whether or not Vatican Council II spelled the end of concordats as such, the author analyses the texts of recent concordats. Thereafter, the network of relations between Church and State are explored, setting out the advantages and disadvantages of each, and highlighting the model that affords the Catholic Church most sovereignty. Finally, the role of Episcopal Conferences in Church-State relations is ad- dressed, and the risk that national churches may re-emerge is pointed out. |
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