Folia Canonica 2. (1999)
BOOK REVIEWS
BOOK REVIEWS 381 Marco Brogi of the Pontifical Faculty Antonianum, in his study “The Churches sui iuris in the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches” (49-75), interprets the chief canonical aspect of the Eastern Catholic Churches, that is, their internal autonomy. He discloses how the theological term “particular Church” preferred by the Christian East to describe the complexities of an Eastern particular Church had to be abandoned because of its use by the Latin Church in favor of the strictly juridical Church sui iuris. B. then winds up his essay by acknowledging the juridical adequacy of the terminology Church sui iuris, while at the same time expressing the judgment that triadic terminology — that is, regarding the three levels of ecclesial communion and hierarchythat brings out the nature of the Church of Christ in a juridical content, would have been the ideal one. Dimitri Salachas of the Pontifical Gregorian University in his study “Ecumenical Dimensions of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches in Light of the Ecumenical Directory” (76-105), demonstrates clearly the CCEO's faithful implementation of the teaching on ecumenism. The CCEO in contrast to the CIC contains a distinct set of canons on fostering the unity among Christians — title XVIII. Commenting on these canons, S. emphasizes two fundamental principles of all ecumenical activity such as the obligation to promote the unity of all Christians and the obligation to respect the freedom of conscience of every person. He then concludes his reflection with observations on the other canons of the CCEO vhich may have particular reference to ecumenism and this in the light of the newly revised Directory for the Application of the Princriples and Norms on Ecumenism. Andrés Gutierrez of the Pontifical Lateran University discusses comparatively the nurms pertaining to “The Clerics in the Eastern and Latin Codes” (106-133). At first he presents the contents of the CCEO as regards the clergy. Then he makes a detailed discussion on the title X of CCEO, bringing out many interesting features such as too many obligations and too few rights. G. suggests here that the canons on rights and duties of clerics could have better been titled as obligations and rights. The second part of his study is a serene and elaborate comparison of both codes on the clerical state. G. concludes his essay by stating that there are neither “radical dissonances nor contradictions, nor downright oppositions nor serious corrections operated by the CCEO on CIC,” as both legislate for their leading class and the laws reflcet the one and same Church endowed with same rank and nature. José Chiramel of the Malabarese Church, in his study “Hierarchical Structure of the Eastern Churches” (134-141), presents in detail the four types of hierarchical structuring of the Churches sui iuris. The central part of his work deals with the development of the patriarchal Church, and he gives the features of the canonical institute which assist the patriarch, namely the synod of bishops and
