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Sanctions in the Church » Particular Offenses and the Penalties Established for Them » Offenses Against Human Life, Dignity, and Liberty
Canon 1397. §1 One who commits homicide, or who by force or by fraud abducts, imprisons, mutilates or gravely wounds a person, is to be punished, according to the gravity of the offence, with the penalties mentioned in can. 1336. In the case of the homicide of one of those persons mentioned in can. 1370, the offender is punished with the penalties prescribed there and also in §3 of this canon.
§2 A person who actually procures an abortion incurs a latae sententiae excommunication.
[NB see Authentic Interpretation of former canon 1398, 23.V.1988]
§3 If offences dealt with in this canon are involved, in more serious cases the guilty cleric is to be dismissed from the clerical state.
§1. Qui homicidium patrat, vel hominem vi aut fraude rapit vel detinet vel mutilat vel graviter vulnerat, poenis, de quibus in can. 1336, §§2-4, pro delicti gravitate puniatur; homicidium autem in personas de quibus in can. 1370, poenis ibi et etiam in§3 huius canonis statutis punitur.
§2. Qui abortum procurat, effectu secuto, in excommunicationem latae sententiae incurrit.
§3. Si de delictis agatur de quibus in hoc canone, in casibus gravioribus clericus reus dimittatur e statu clericali.
Previous Next§2 A person who actually procures an abortion incurs a latae sententiae excommunication.
[NB see Authentic Interpretation of former canon 1398, 23.V.1988]
§3 If offences dealt with in this canon are involved, in more serious cases the guilty cleric is to be dismissed from the clerical state.
§1. Qui homicidium patrat, vel hominem vi aut fraude rapit vel detinet vel mutilat vel graviter vulnerat, poenis, de quibus in can. 1336, §§2-4, pro delicti gravitate puniatur; homicidium autem in personas de quibus in can. 1370, poenis ibi et etiam in§3 huius canonis statutis punitur.
§2. Qui abortum procurat, effectu secuto, in excommunicationem latae sententiae incurrit.
§3. Si de delictis agatur de quibus in hoc canone, in casibus gravioribus clericus reus dimittatur e statu clericali.
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