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Continuing Education for Advocates and Priests METROPOLITAN TRIBUNAL AND OFFICE OF CANONICAL AFFAIRS SEPTEMBER 2017 Very Rev. Giovanni Capucci, JCD, JV, Mr. Carlos Venegas, JCL Mr. Steven Hancock, JD, JCL, Mr. Anthony St. Louis-Sanchez, MA, JCL Sister Francisca Igweilo, OP, JCL

OUTLINE FOR TODAY’S SESSION I. State of the Tribunal II. Review of Previous Continuing Education for Advocates III. Force or Fear (Canon 1103) IV. Libellus V. Lack of Form VI. Abbreviated Process VII. Q&A Based on your Questions

I. STATE OF THE TRIBUNAL

Metropolitan Tribunal & Office of Canonical Affairs State & Activity T he Me tr opolitan T r ibunal Offic e of Canonic al Affair s T he Me tro po lita n T rib una l is the vic a ria te T he Offic e o f Ca no nic a l Affa irs a dvise s the e sta b lishe d b y Ca no n L a w a s the judic ia l a rm o f a rc hb isho p, his sta ff a nd c le rg y o n a ll o the r the Arc hb isho p’ s Go ve rnme nt o f the ma tte rs pe rta ining to Ca no n L a w, inc luding Arc hdio c e se . As suc h, it is the c o urt syste m o f the b ut no t limite d to c le rg y issue s, sa c ra me nta l Churc h a nd the c a no nic a l fo rum fo r the la w, te mpo ra l g o o ds, a nd pe na l la w. re so lutio n o f le g a l q ue stio ns a rising fro m the a c tivity o f the Churc h a nd o f the F a ithful. T he missio n o f the Me tro po lita n T rib una l a nd Offic e o f Ca no nic a l Affa irs o f the Arc hdio c e se T he Me tro po lita n T rib una l ho use s the first I nsta nc e o f De nve r is to sa fe g ua rd the rig hts o f Co urt o f De nve r, a s we ll a s the a ppe a ls c o urt fo r individua ls a nd the c o mmo n g o o d, to se e k the pro vinc e , whic h inc lude s the dio c e se s o f truth a nd justic e in a ll judic ia l ma tte rs a nd to Che ye nne , Pue b lo a nd Co lo ra do Spring s. By upho ld the supre me la w o f the Churc h, the de le g a tio n, the trib una l a lso ha ndle s a ll ma tte rs sa lva tio n o f so uls. o f pe rmissio ns a nd dispe nsa tio ns pe rta ining to ma rria g e .

Metropolitan Tribunal & Office of Canonical Affairs State & Activity NE W ST AF F ME MBE RS ST AF F Judge Case In- house Pr oc e ssor T r ansc r iptionist We ar e c ur r e ntly staffe d in- house with: 4 Judge s 1 De fe nde r 1 Pr omote r of Justic e 2 Auditor s 1 Mode r ator of the T r ibunal 1 Case Pr oc e ssor 1 Re c e ptionist/ Mar r iage F ile s 1 Se c r e tar y for JV 1 T r ansc r iptionist & Summar y Wr ite r Se ve r al E xte r nal Judge s and De fe nde r s

ACTIVITY OF THE TRIBUNAL ’17 Tribunal receives 466% more calls than the 10K Interested Parties Any Day/ Any Time average for all the other AOD departments (Based on a report produced by the AOD on the number (Considering that there are two parties plus advocates of phone calls received by the AOD Information Desk, and 3 or more witnesses in formal cases, two parties in the Tribunal receives 466% more than the average for the lack of form cases with an advocate, one party all other departments, not counting the direct dial calls contacting us for Marriage files, dispensations and to our office.) permissions, we are always in potential communication with ~ 10,000 people…)

ACTIVITY OF THE TRIBUNAL ’17 Preliminary Questionnaires for Declaration of Nullity From Jan Year End – Sep ‘17 Projection New Formal Cases 160 222 Accepted Type of Case As of End Year End (PQ) of Sep Projection Formal Briefer 4 6 Formal 180 250 Ligamen 4 7 Pauline 4 7 FF 4 7 Rogatory 3 5 Lack of Form 136 189 Total 335 471 From Jan Year End Marriage Cases – July ‘17 Projection Marriage files (Nihil 327 453 Obstat & Visums) Permissions and 342 474 Dispensation To Date we have protocoled 1071 Tribunal Service Requests

ACTIVITY OF THE TRIBUNAL ’17 Average time for Formal Cases accepted in and after 2015 is 1 year and 3 months Cases Closed as of End Year End of Sep '17 Projection Abated 5 7 Death 2 3 Affirm 162 224 Negative 8 11 Total 177 245 RESTRICTIONS Petitioner Respondent Monitum 30% 39% Vetitum 4% 27% None 66% 34% 78 CASE S ADJUDICAT E D UNDE R 1 YE AR

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II. REVIEW OF PREVIOUS CONTINUE EDUCATION FOR ADVOCATES SESSION

Review of Grounds - IDENTIFYING GROUNDS Ar e we de aling with a Jur idic al Inc apac ity or anothe r de fe c t of c onse nt?” OT HE R DE F E CT S OF CONSE NT JURIDICAL INCAPACIT Y Simulations Errors (1097, Conditioned Force or Fear Ignorance (1101) 1098, 1099) Consent (1102) (1103) (1096) Can. 1095 The following are § 1 those who lack 1097 incapable of the sufficient use of § 1 Future Total Simulation •§ 1 Error of Person contracting •§ 2 Error or Quality Condition reason; marriage: 1098 Imposed CBF, CBC, CBP Error § 2 Past/Present Condition § 2 those who suffer 1099 § 3 those who are not Contra Bonum Determining from a grave defect of Sacramenti able to assume the Error discretion of judgment essential obligations concerning the of marriage for essential matrimonial Contra Bonum causes of a psychic Sacramentalitatis rights and duties nature. mutually to be handed over and accepted ;

Review of Grounds - IDENTIFYING GROUNDS JURIDICAL INCAPACIT Y Can. 1095 The following are § 1 those who lack incapable of the sufficient use of contracting reason; marriage: § 2 those who suffer § 3 those who are not from a grave defect of able to assume the discretion of judgment essential obligations concerning the of marriage for essential matrimonial causes of a psychic rights and duties nature. mutually to be handed over and accepted ;

Review of Grounds - IDENTIFYING GROUNDS OT HE R DE F E CT S OF CONSE NT Simulations Errors (1097, Conditioned Force or Fear Ignorance (1101) 1098, 1099) Consent (1102) (1103) (1096) 1097 Total Simulation •§ 1 Error of Person § 1 Future Condition •§ 2 Error or Quality CBF, CBC, CBP 1098 Imposed Error § 2 Past/Present Condition Contra Bonum 1099 Determining Sacramenti Error Contra Bonum Sacramentalitatis

CONSENT: A HUMAN ACT Re me mbe r : It’s All about CONSE NT • a ) Conse nt ma ke s ma rria g e , a s c a no n 1057 sta te s: “T he c o nse nt o f the pa rtie s, le g itima te ly ma nife ste d b e twe e n pe rso ns q ua lifie d b y la w, ma ke s ma rria g e ; no huma n powe r c a n supply this c onse nt.” b ) T his c o nse nt is a huma n a c t whic h re q uire s the a c tio n o f b o th the inte lle c t a nd the will. T his e sse ntia l inte rpla y b e twe e n the c o g nitive , e va lua tive a nd vo litive func tio ns fo rm the e sse ntia l a xis fo r the c o mmissio n o f a truly huma n a c t. One c a nnot will wha t one doe s not unde rsta nd a nd one c a nnot e va lua te wha t one doe s not know. "I, _ ___, t , take y e you, _ , ___, f , for m my lawful w wife/husband, , to h to have a and to h to hol old, f from om th this d day f y for orward, for r better, r, f for r worse, f for ri r riche her, r, f for r poorer, in n sickness a and nd in n he health, t to l love a and nd to c che heri rish until d deat ath d do us s par art

CONSENT: THE HARMONIOUS ORDER  Spe c ulative Inte lle c t: Ma rria g e c o nside re d a s a n a b stra c t c o nc e pt. Practical  Pr ac tic al Inte lle c t: Ma rria g e c o nside re d a s Intellect Speculative so me thing to do . (Critical Faculty) Intellect I nvo lve s the “c ritic a l fa c ulty” E va lua ting • INTERNAL Co nside ring • FREEDOM Judg ing • Cho o sing •  Inte r nal & E xte r nal F r e e dom F re e do m fro m impulse s • Ca pa c ity fo r se lf-de te rmina tio n • F re e do m fro m F o rc e & F e a r •

LACK OF INTERNAL FREEDOM (Pertains to 1095)  Due disc re tio n o f judg me nt re q uire s two thing s: c ritic a l e va lua tion a nd inte rna l fre e dom .  F re e do m c a n b e c o mpro mise d e ithe r fro m a n e xte rna l sourc e ( ab e xtrinse c o ) o r fro m a n inte rna l sourc e ( ab intrinse c o ). I f fre e d o m is c o mpro mise d fro m a n e xtrinsic so urc e , the n the pro pe r c ano n is fo rc e o r fe ar, c . 1103. Ho we ve r, if the lo ss o f fre e d o m is d ue to pre ssure fro m fa mily a nd frie nds, a nd/ o r imma turity, a nd/ o r a n Juridic a l I nc a pa c ity to de a l with stre ssful situa tio ns, e tc ., the n the pro pe r c ha pte r o f nullity is c a no n 1095, 2° Inte rna l F re e dom a nd Psyc hic Anoma lie s  Se ve re diso rde rs a nd psyc hic disturb a nc e s re nde r o ne inc a pa b le o f ma rria g e b e c a use the inte g rity a nd pro pe r func tio ning o f the c ritic a l fa c ulty is da ma g e d .  L e ss se ve re diso rde rs do no t c o mple te ly de stro y the c ritic a l fa c ulty, b ut the y ma y c o mpro mise the pe rso n’ s inte rna l fre e do m.  Suc h a no ma lie s, “De prive the vic tim of the inte rna l fre e dom a nd c la rity of thoug ht whic h a re indispe nsa ble for ma king we ig he d de c isions c onc e rning importa nt ma tte rs a ffe c ting one ’s life (suc h a s ma rria g e ).” 4 4 Me ndo nc a, A. & Mo rris, P.S., “Pa tho lo g ic a l Ga mbling a nd Ma rita l Co nse nt,” in Ca no n L a w So c ie ty o f Gre a t Brita in & Ire land Ne wsle tte r, 143 (2005), p. 34.