Pope Pius XII Reforms of Eastern Canon Law

Pope Pius XII Reforms Of Eastern Canon Law

The Eastern canonical reforms of Pope Pius XII were the several reforms of the Codex Iuris Canonici Orientalis, applying mainly to the Oriental Churches united with the Roman Catholic Church. The Holy See's policy in this area had always two objectives, the pastoral care of approximately ten million Christians united with Rome and the creation of positive ecumenical signals to the two-hundred and fifty million Orthodox Christians outside the Church of Rome.

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