Marriage in the Philippines After the Council of Trent (Seventeenth to Eighteenth Centuries)

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dialnet-ar-18-ART00013740982023-07-05Marriage in the Philippines After the Council of Trent (Seventeenth to Eighteenth Centuries)Camacho, Marya Svetlana T.MarriagePhilippinescanon lawindigenous customcolonial societyThe evangelisation of the Philippines took place after the Council of Trent; hence, from the beginning matrimony was governed by its canons and decrees. Until the provincial councils held in the 1770s, the Philippine Church followed the directives of the Third Mexican Provincial Council. Manuals for the administration of sacraments and for parish priests by authors based in the Philippines and published were primary references for the canonical form of marriage. Serving as a window into how Church authorities dealt with local situations and customs towards enforcement of Tridentine doctrine and law are the edicts, pastoral letters, and on occasion of diocesan visits, ordinances issued by bishops. On the micro-level, the dispensations granted for a variety of impediments and the matrimonial cases processed in the ecclesiastical court of Manila show the nuances of law and justice, taking into account pastoral considerations, personal circumstances, and local customs. They also demonstrate the understanding of litigants of the attributes of canonical marriage as well as the level of assimilation of the same. Missionary literature from the first century of evangelisation mentions common difficulties encountered in introducing Christian marriage vis-à-vis indigenous institution: the doctrine of the unity and indissolubility of marriage, the primordial requirement of consent, and the matter of impediments. The cases discussed by moral theologians indicate the prevalence of those issues well into the eighteenth century, especially in missionary districts and rural areas.2019text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=7324203(Revista) ISSN 1619-4993Rechtsgeschichte-Legal History, ISSN 1619-4993, Nº 27, 2019, pags. 153-162engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI

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Rechtsgeschichte-Legal History, ISSN 1619-4993, Nº 27, 2019, pags. 153-162

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Marriage
Philippines
canon law
indigenous custom
colonial society

Marriage
Philippines
canon law
indigenous custom
colonial society
Camacho, Marya Svetlana T.
Marriage in the Philippines After the Council of Trent (Seventeenth to Eighteenth Centuries)

The evangelisation of the Philippines took place after the Council of Trent; hence, from the beginning matrimony was governed by its canons and decrees. Until the provincial councils held in the 1770s, the Philippine Church followed the directives of the Third Mexican Provincial Council. Manuals for the administration of sacraments and for parish priests by authors based in the Philippines and published were primary references for the canonical form of marriage. Serving as a window into how Church authorities dealt with local situations and customs towards enforcement of Tridentine doctrine and law are the edicts, pastoral letters, and on occasion of diocesan visits, ordinances issued by bishops. On the micro-level, the dispensations granted for a variety of impediments and the matrimonial cases processed in the ecclesiastical court of Manila show the nuances of law and justice, taking into account pastoral considerations, personal circumstances, and local customs. They also demonstrate the understanding of litigants of the attributes of canonical marriage as well as the level of assimilation of the same. Missionary literature from the first century of evangelisation mentions common difficulties encountered in introducing Christian marriage vis-à-vis indigenous institution: the doctrine of the unity and indissolubility of marriage, the primordial requirement of consent, and the matter of impediments. The cases discussed by moral theologians indicate the prevalence of those issues well into the eighteenth century, especially in missionary districts and rural areas.

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Camacho, Marya Svetlana T.

Camacho, Marya Svetlana T.

Camacho, Marya Svetlana T.

Marriage in the Philippines After the Council of Trent (Seventeenth to Eighteenth Centuries)

Marriage in the Philippines After the Council of Trent (Seventeenth to Eighteenth Centuries)

Marriage in the Philippines After the Council of Trent (Seventeenth to Eighteenth Centuries)

Marriage in the Philippines After the Council of Trent (Seventeenth to Eighteenth Centuries)

Marriage in the Philippines After the Council of Trent (Seventeenth to Eighteenth Centuries)

marriage in the philippines after the council of trent (seventeenth to eighteenth centuries)

2019

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