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Accuracy

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This article was accurate in 1908, but much of the canon law that it contains has been completely changed. (For example, "For the granting of sanatio in radice a special apostolic faculty is required" is no longer true.) I'm working on another article right now, but I hope to get to fix this in turn. -- Cat Whisperer 02:00, 10 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Confusing

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This article was very very confusing for me, a non-Catholic, to understand. Please clarify. I came here for answers when I read a newspaper story about the convalidation of marriage. This article gave me no answers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.237.144.130 (talk) 11:03, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This situation and article can be confusing when you are not already familiar with the canon law of the Catholic Church. This is because the concepts are primarily based in a juridic system that is different from the Anglo-Saxon common law system. While the article is accurate, it also not completely intended to be an exhaustive explanation of the law. For particular questions, I would suggest you contact your local Catholic parish. DaveTroy (talk) 16:06, 2 May 2012 (UTC) Updates[reply]

I am guessing (from the information on the page) the much of the information was from the Code of Canon Law of 1917 and older laws. I have updated and referenced using ( ) rather than footnotes. If anyone knows how to put the ref tags in, please feel free. FWIW, I am a canon lawyer. I am citing a well known and respected author in addition to the Code of Canon Law. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DaveTroy (talkcontribs) 15:38, 26 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]