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Prosecutors, for their part, insisted that the defense rights had all been respected, defended the legitimacy of the trial and Francis' executive decrees and reminded lawyers that the church's canon law forms the basis of Vatican law, not Italian legislation.
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Nicole Winfield, ajc, 4 Oct. 2021
The attorney, canon law specialist the Rev. Pius Pietrzyk, told the Tribune that some incidents — buying a cassock for a seminarian who couldn’t afford one, or reserving a hotel conference room where alumni of a Catholic high school club could play cards — were viewed as boundary violations.
—John Keilman, chicagotribune.com, 3 Jan. 2022
Francis remained in charge of the Vatican and the 1.3-billion strong Catholic Church, even while unconscious and in the hospital, according to canon law.
—Nicole Winfield, ajc, 8 June 2023
Burke, 73, holds a doctorate in canon law.
—Steven Martinez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2021
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Nicole Winfield, ajc, 4 Oct. 2021
The attorney, canon law specialist the Rev. Pius Pietrzyk, told the Tribune that some incidents — buying a cassock for a seminarian who couldn’t afford one, or reserving a hotel conference room where alumni of a Catholic high school club could play cards — were viewed as boundary violations.
—John Keilman, chicagotribune.com, 3 Jan. 2022
Francis remained in charge of the Vatican and the 1.3-billion strong Catholic Church, even while unconscious and in the hospital, according to canon law.
—Nicole Winfield, ajc, 8 June 2023
Burke, 73, holds a doctorate in canon law.
—Steven Martinez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canon law
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President Trump imposed 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Saturday, and 10% tariffs on China, making a signature campaign promise and core economic philosophy of his administration reality, with implications for everything from oil to autos to the U.S consumer.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
1 Feb. 2025
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More Hunting Opportunity on Federal Land While the full-speed ahead philosophy on resource extraction doesn’t signal a willingness to compromise, another section of President Trump’s mandate actually focuses on resolving a growing gulf between Alaska’s state and federal land managers.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
31 Jan. 2025
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Both impulses ultimately derive, however, from his attempts to synthesize science, particularly evolution, with theology.—
Ben Woollard,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Jan. 2025
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The lowest-paying positions are in theology and religion, which yield an average yearly salary of $38,710 and drew only 437 students for the year.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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This type of vision and planning creates opportunities for consensus, partnership, and even funding, across sectors and ideologies.—
Dr. Ashwin Vasan,
TIME,
29 Jan. 2025
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On his first day in office last week, Trump signed an order recognizing two sexes, male and female, and taking aim at what the order described as gender ideology extremism.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Canon law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canon%20law. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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