Le Code de Droit Canonique de 1983, en raison du phénomène de l'inculturation, est-il adapté au Japon?

• Autores: Jean-Paul Labelle
• Localización: Studia canonica: Revue canadienne de droit canonique = A Canadian Canon Law Review, ISSN 0039-310X, Vol. 36, Nº 2, 2002, págs. 487-495
• Idioma: francés
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• Resumen

  • In his address to the Roman Rota on February 4, 1977, Pope Paul VI insisted that the new Code of Canon Law was meant Inc the Catholic Church throughout the world and, hence, the values of various civil cultures had to be better acknowledged and accepted. In a similar spirit of inculturation, the new 1948 Japanese civil code had incorporated numerous Western democratic principles; hence, marriages ratified according to customs now had to be registered according to civil regulations in order to be recognized as valid. In 1958, the A. Succeeded in having these civil requirements accepted by the local Church in Japan. The article explains how the 1983 Code has allowed lot different cultures and particular situations in local churches. For example, the presbyteral council and the diocesan pastoral council are canonical institutions created to facilitate dialogue in the Church; this corresponds to the Japanese mentality of sôdan which encourages the sharing of opinions and ideas at ah soneto1 levels. Canon 529, §2 encourages the faithful to develop a concern for the community; similarly, harmonious family ties are very important in Japanese culture. Canons 1118, §2 and 1127, §2 permits the celebration of a marriage outside of a church or an oratory, and for the dispensation from canonical form; in Japan, where Catholics make up but 0.5 of 1% of the total population, the celebration of a marriage in a "neutral" place or according to another public form is often the only acceptable solution. It is by making such allowances fur the various cultures of the world that the Code is truly a service in the Church.