ecclesiastical law

1 min read 2021-11-09 01:32:55

Aga Saga: The Case of Llandaff Cathedral

It has been reported in the Western Mail (‘national newspaper of Wales’) that the Dean of Llandaff appeared before the Disciplinary Tribunal of

1 min read 2021-07-23 18:16:35

This year marks the 125th anniversary of the famous (or infamous) papal letter concerning Anglican Orders. The centenary in 1896 was commemorated by

1 min read 2021-06-03 00:20:54

‘The Lord’s Day … is ever to be celebrated as a weekly memorial of our Lord’s Resurrection … particularly by attendance at Divine Service

1 min read 2021-02-03 00:45:59

‘Marriage … is a lifelong union between one man and one woman …’ (Professor Norman Doe, Christian Law (2013), p.394 Though formulated less

1 min read 2021-01-11 21:11:12

‘ensure that no church ceases altogether to be used for public worship’ (canon B14A) A brief and belated comment on the application of

1 min read 2020-09-17 23:32:48

Ecclesiastical Law Society Working Party, Interim Report (September 2020) Strong criticisms have recently been made of the disciplinary procedure

1 min read 2019-11-09 00:10:53

‘I whiles wish I was a Catholic and could pit up prayers for the sodgers that are dead. It maun be a great consolation.’ (fictional Protestant

1 min read 2019-10-30 17:22:05

The property of an English diocese may be divided into 4 categories (1) parochial (i.e parish property) (2) benefice (3) episcopal and (4)

1 min read 2019-06-25 00:05:08

King and Blair v Incumbent of the Benefice of Newburn and Newcastle Diocesan Board of Finance (2019) Upper Tribunal 176 This case concerned a family

1 min read 2019-05-24 21:00:47

Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 The Archbishop of Canterbury has recently announced that ‘[1] Following information provided by the

1 min read 2019-04-27 00:05:01

The Abolition of the 1662 Regime When studying ecclesiastical law for the first time, it comes as a surprise to learn that liturgical practices now

1 min read 2018-09-01 21:54:54

Read v Bishop of Lincoln (1890) Edward King (1829-1910) is now commemorated in the Church of England’s liturgical Calendar (the nearest Anglican

1 min read 2018-08-11 00:31:07

(2018) Family Court 54 At common law, a marriage was never invalid for lack of ceremony. It could only be invalid on account of some impediment

1 min read 2018-07-20 23:24:31

The English law of Holy Communion may be conveniently studied under 3 headings (1) Who may administer Holy Communion (2) to whom and (3) how, when

1 min read 2018-06-26 00:05:55

Daniel Hill, ‘The State and Marriage: Cut the Connection‘ (Law and Religion UK, blogpost, 21st June 2018) The title of this polemical blogpost is