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  • 19 - The Pope in the Two Latin Codes, 1917 and 1983: Current Status and Discussion of Possible Developments

  • from Part III - Canon Law
  • Edited by Joëlle Rollo-Koster, University of Rhode Island, Robert A. Ventresca, King’s University College at Western University, Melodie H. Eichbauer, Florida Gulf Coast University, Miles Pattenden, University of Oxford
  • Book:
    The Cambridge History of the Papacy
    Published online:
    28 February 2025
    Print publication:
    20 March 2025, pp 492-526

  • Summary

    The chapter deals with the central provisions of the two Latin codifications on the papal office, each in the context of the structure of the Code (norms on the supreme authority of the Church; position of the pope in the College of Bishops; legal qualification of papal authority, acquisition and loss of authority). In doing so, it is shown that the current Codex Iuris Canonici has essentially confirmed the concept of papal primacy that already distinguished the Code of 1917. Nevertheless, the question is then explored whether, according to the legal order of the Church, substantial developments or even modifications of the papal primacy, or at least its exercise, are possible. For this purpose, some perspectives are presented.