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Western

• John Paul II (reg. 1978-2005), ap. con. Sacrae disciplinae leges (25 jan 1983), AAS 75/II (1983) vii-xiv, Latin text on-line here, Eng. trans. on-line here, canons at pp. 1-301. ▪ Abrogates the provisions promulgated by Benedict XV in 1917 as the (First) Code of Canon Law for the Western Church and establishes 1,752 canons of the (Second) Code of Canon Law of the Western Church.

• John Paul II (reg. 1978-2005), m. p. Ad tuendam fidem (18 mai 1998), AAS 90 (1998) 457-461, Latin text on-line here, Eng. trans. on-line here. ▪ Derogates from Sacrae 0750 and 1371.

• Benedict XVI (reg. 2005-2013), m. p. Omnium in mentem (26 oct 2009), AAS 102 (2010) 8-10, Latin text on-line here, Eng. trans. on-line here. ▪ Derogates from Sacrae 1008, 1009, 1086, 1117, 1124.

• Francis (reg. 2013-), m. p. Mitis Iudex (15 aug 2015), AAS 107 (2015) 958-970, Latin text on-line here, Eng. trans. on-line here. ▪ Abrogates Sacrae 1671-1691 and establishes 21 canons for adjudicating petitions for declarations of matrimonial nullity and 21 supplementary 'articles' dealing with such cases.

• Francis (reg. 2013-), m. p. De concordia inter Codices (31 mai 2016), AAS 108 (2016) 602-606, Latin text on-line here, Eng. trans. on-line here. ▪ Derogates from Sacrae 0111, 0112, 0535, 0868, 1111, 1112, 1116, 1127 and from Omnium 1108, 1109.

• Francis (reg. 2013-), m. p. Magnum principium (03 sep 2017), AAS 109 (2017) 967-970, Latin text on-line here, Eng. trans. on-line here. ▪ Derogates from Sacrae 0838.

• Francis (reg. 2013-), m. p. Communis vita (26 mar 2019), AAS 111 (2019) 483-484, Latin text on-line here, Eng. trans. on-line here. ▪ Derogates from Sacrae 0694 and 0729.

• Francis (2013-), ap. con. Pascite gregem Dei (23 mai 2021), L'Osservatore Romano (4 iun 2021) =, Latin text on-line here, Eng. trans. on-line here. ▪ Abrogates Sacrae 1311-1399 and establishes 88 canons on the penal law of the Western Church.

Eastern

• John Paul II (reg. 1978-2005), ap. con. Sacri canones (18 oct 1990), AAS 82 (1990) 1033-1044), Latin text in pdf here, Eng. trans. on-line here. ▪ Abrogates the 1,590 canons contained in four motu proprios of Pius XII and promulgates 1,546 canons of the Code of Canon Law for the Eastern Churches.

• John Paul II (reg. 1978-2005), m. p. Ad tuendam fidem (18 mai 1998), AAS 90 (1998) 457-461, Latin text on-line here, Eng. trans. on-line here. ▪ Derogates from Sacri 0598 and 1436.

The (First) Code of Canon Law

The (First) Code of Canon Law for the Western Church consisted of 2,414 canons and eight appendix documents promulgated in two primary legislative documents.

• Benedict XV (reg. 1914-1922), AAS 9/2 (1917) 11-521

• Pius XII (reg. 1939-1958), m. p. Abrogatur alterum comma (1 aug 1948), AAS 40 (1948) 305-306, Latin text here, Eng. trans. CLD III: 463-464. ▪ Derogated from Providentissima 1099.

• Francis (reg. 2013-), m. p. Maiorem hac dilectionem (11 jul 2017), AAS 109 (2017) 831-834 , Latin text on-line here, Eng. trans. on-line here.

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