canon lawyer
- a word derived from canon law.
Example Sentences
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Busch’s platforming of Francis’ opponents in the past spoke louder than any deferential words, said theologian and canon lawyer Dawn Eden Goldstein, who writes for the moderate Catholic news site Where Peter Is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
He is a canon lawyer, an expert on church laws, such as those guiding Catholic annulments or disputes.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 24, 2021
“The pope’s authority is supreme, full and universal,” said canon lawyer Nicholas Cafardi.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2021
Nicholas P. Cafardi, a prominent canon lawyer in the United States, said the revisions to the code made it more “conforming to today’s expectations of professionals.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2021
The great medieval canon lawyer Lyndwood illustrates the difficulty of distinguishing, even as late as the middle of the 15th century, between concubinage and a clandestine, though legal, marriage.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
