Code of Canon Law on indulgences
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The Code of Canon Law on indulgences is the body of Roman Catholic canonical norms that defines, governs, and conditions the granting and reception of indulgences within the Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Code of Canon Law on indulgences canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4131496 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Code of Canon Law on indulgences Context triple: [Urbi et Orbi blessings, regulatedBy, Code of Canon Law on indulgences]
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A.
Enchiridion Indulgentiarum (Handbook of Indulgences)
The Enchiridion Indulgentiarum (Handbook of Indulgences) is the official Catholic Church manual that systematically lists and explains the prayers, works, and conditions by which the faithful may obtain indulgences.
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B.
Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum
Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum is the Latin title of Martin Luther’s 1517 document challenging the Catholic Church’s practice of selling indulgences, which helped spark the Protestant Reformation.
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C.
Apostolic Constitution Indulgentiarum Doctrina
Apostolic Constitution Indulgentiarum Doctrina is a 1967 papal document by Pope Paul VI that reformed and clarified the Catholic Church’s theology and practice of indulgences following the Second Vatican Council.
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D.
Suprema Paenitentiaria Apostolica
Suprema Paenitentiaria Apostolica is the Latin name for the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Vatican tribunal responsible for issues of the internal forum, indulgences, and absolution of particularly grave sins.
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E.
Indulgences in the Catholic Church
Indulgences in the Catholic Church are remissions of temporal punishment for sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, granted under specific conditions by ecclesiastical authority from the Church’s treasury of merits.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Code of Canon Law on indulgences Target entity description: The Code of Canon Law on indulgences is the body of Roman Catholic canonical norms that defines, governs, and conditions the granting and reception of indulgences within the Church.
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A.
Enchiridion Indulgentiarum (Handbook of Indulgences)
The Enchiridion Indulgentiarum (Handbook of Indulgences) is the official Catholic Church manual that systematically lists and explains the prayers, works, and conditions by which the faithful may obtain indulgences.
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B.
Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum
Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum is the Latin title of Martin Luther’s 1517 document challenging the Catholic Church’s practice of selling indulgences, which helped spark the Protestant Reformation.
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C.
Apostolic Constitution Indulgentiarum Doctrina
Apostolic Constitution Indulgentiarum Doctrina is a 1967 papal document by Pope Paul VI that reformed and clarified the Catholic Church’s theology and practice of indulgences following the Second Vatican Council.
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D.
Suprema Paenitentiaria Apostolica
Suprema Paenitentiaria Apostolica is the Latin name for the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Vatican tribunal responsible for issues of the internal forum, indulgences, and absolution of particularly grave sins.
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E.
Indulgences in the Catholic Church
Indulgences in the Catholic Church are remissions of temporal punishment for sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, granted under specific conditions by ecclesiastical authority from the Church’s treasury of merits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic canon law
ⓘ
body of law ⓘ canonical norms ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
prevent abuses in the granting of indulgences
ⓘ
promote spiritual benefit of the faithful ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
indulgences ⓘ |
| basedOn | authority of the Roman Pontiff ⓘ |
| conditions |
licit use of indulgences
ⓘ
validity of indulgences ⓘ |
| defines |
competent ecclesiastical authority for indulgences
ⓘ
conditions for gaining indulgences ⓘ juridical effects of indulgences ⓘ |
| distinguishes |
partial indulgence
ⓘ
plenary indulgence ⓘ |
| governs |
granting of indulgences
ⓘ
publication of indulgences ⓘ reception of indulgences ⓘ recording of indulgences ⓘ use of indulgences by the faithful ⓘ |
| harmonizedWith | Apostolic Constitution Indulgentiarum Doctrina ⓘ |
| inForceIn | Latin-rite dioceses ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
Apostolic Penitentiary
ⓘ
Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts ⓘ
linked to:
Dicastery for Legislative Texts
|
| jurisdiction | universal Church ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalSystem | canon law ⓘ |
| partOf |
Code of Canon Law
ⓘ
linked to:
Code of Canon Law (1983)
|
| presupposes | doctrine of indulgences ⓘ |
| regulates |
abuses related to indulgences
ⓘ
application of indulgences to the dead ⓘ application of indulgences to the living ⓘ faculties to impart indulgences ⓘ partial indulgences ⓘ plenary indulgences ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| requires |
freedom from attachment to sin for plenary indulgence
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fulfillment of usual conditions for plenary indulgence ⓘ performance of prescribed works ⓘ proper disposition of the faithful ⓘ |
| sourceOfLaw |
obligations of pastors regarding indulgences
ⓘ
rights of the faithful regarding indulgences ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | papal magisterium on indulgences ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Apostolic Penitentiary
ⓘ
canon lawyers ⓘ confessors ⓘ diocesan bishops ⓘ |
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Subject: Code of Canon Law on indulgences Description of subject: The Code of Canon Law on indulgences is the body of Roman Catholic canonical norms that defines, governs, and conditions the granting and reception of indulgences within the Church.
Referenced by (1)
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