Big canons of book 2 part 1

Question 1

§1 The Christian faithful are those who, inasmuch as they have been incorporated in Christ through baptism, have been constituted as the people of God. For this reason, made sharers in their own way in Christ’s priestly, prophetic, and royal function, they are called to exercise the mission which God has entrusted to the Church to fulfill in the world, in accord with the condition proper to each. §2 This Church, constituted and organized in this world as a society, subsits in the Catholic Church governed by the successor of Peter and the bishops in communion with him.

Answer 1

Can. 204

Question 2

§1 by divine institution, there are among the Christian faithful in the Church sacred ministers who in law are also called clerics; the other members of the Christian faithful are called lay persons.

Answer 2

Can. 207 §1

Question 3

§2 There are members of the Christian faithful from both these groups who, through the profession of the evangelical counsels by means of vows or other sacred bonds recognized and sanctioned by the Church, are consecrated to God in their own special way and contribute to the salvific mission of the Church; although their state does not belong to the hierarchical structure of the Church, it nevertheless belongs to its life and holiness.

Answer 3

Can. 207 §2

Question 4

From their rebirth in Christ, there exists among all the Christian faithful a true equality regarding dignity and action by which they all cooperate in the building up of the Body of Christ according to each one’s own condition and function.

Answer 4

Can. 208

Question 5

§1 The Christian faithful, even in their own manner of acting, are always obliged to maintain communion with the Church.
§2 with great diligence they are to fulfill the duties which they owe to the universal Church and the particular church to which they belong according to the prescripts of the law.

Answer 5

Can. 209

Question 6

§1 In exercising their rights, the Christian faithful, both as individuals and gathered together in associations, must take into account the common good fo the Church, the rights of others, and their own duties towards others.
§2 In view of the common good, ecclesiastical authority can direct the exercise of rights which are proper to the Christian faithful.

Answer 6

Can. 223

Question 7

§1 Lay persons who are found suitable are qualified to be admitted by the sacred pastors those ecclesiastical offices and functions which they are able to exercise according to the precepts of the law.
§2 Lay persons who excel in necessary knowledge, prudence, and integrity are qualified to assist the pastors of the Church as experts and advisors, even in councils according to the norm of the law.

Answer 7

Can. 228

Question 8

All Christ’s faithful have the right to immunity from any kind of coercion in choosing a state in life

Answer 8

Can. 219

Question 9

No one may unlawfully harm the good reputation which a person enjoys, or violate the right of every person to protect his or her privacy

Answer 9

Can. 220

Question 10

Christ’s faithful may lawfully vindicate and defend the rights they enjoy in the church…

… they have the right to be judged according to the provision of the law…

Christ’s faithful have the right that no canonical penalties be inflicted upon them except in accordance with the law.

Answer 10

Can. 221

Question 11

Associations whose members share in the spirit of some religious institute while in secular life, lead an apostolic life, and strive for Christian perfection under the higher direction of the same institute are called third orders or some other appropriate name.

Answer 11

Can. 303