Tuesday, February 23, 5:30 p.m.
Lecture
Mixed Marriages: A 40-year Retrospective
Presenter: James J. Conn, S.J.
Co-sponsored by The Church in the 21st Century Center
Location: 9 Lake St., Room 100, Brighton Campus
Free of charge. Register
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This lecture will consider the 1970 landmark legislation of Paul VI, Matrimonia mixta reflecting the ecumenical and pastoral values of the Second Vatican Council, and show how its reforms are further reflected in the 1983 Code of Canon Law and the 1993 Ecumenical Directory. These documents will provide a point of departure for a wider-ranging discussion of the challenges and opportunities arising from ecumenical and interfaith marriages and families and various pastoral initiatives designed to address them. Register
James J. Conn, S.J., Ordinary Professor of Canon Law, Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, and Visiting Professor of Canon Law at the School of Theology and Ministry. He has advised various Vatican departments on ecumenical matters and serves as Catholic co-chair of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Colloquium of Canon Lawyers.