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ORIGINAL PAPER
Limits to the Permissibility of Organizing Concerts in Churches According to Canon Law
1
KUL
2
University of Silesia in Katowice
These authors had equal contribution to this work
Submission date: 2025-10-27
Final revision date: 2025-11-24
Acceptance date: 2025-11-27
Publication date: 2025-12-29
JoMS 2025;64(4):11-27
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ABSTRACT
Objectives:
The aim of the article will be to analyse the permissibility of organising concerts in churches. It is necessary to preserve the sacred space inside a church, but people have a desire for hearing musical works in a building with excellent acoustics and an exquisite interior.
Material and methods:
Historical-legal and dogmatic-legal methods will be used in the paper
Results:
The article will use the sources of canon law – both common and particular – and available literature on the subject.
Conclusions:
The Catholic Church has highly regarded sacred music, considering it as an indispensable element of worship of God. Music that is used in liturgy and presented in sacred spaces should help people to deepen their faith and glorify God. The 1983 Code of Canon Law lays down the norm concerning the sacred purpose of churches and the requirement that all activities respect the holiness of the place. Particular law (the instructions of the Holy See and conferences of bishops) elaborates on that vis-à-vis the special case of concerts
The aim of the article will be to analyse the permissibility of organising concerts in churches. It is necessary to preserve the sacred space inside a church, but people have a desire for hearing musical works in a building with excellent acoustics and an exquisite interior.
Material and methods:
Historical-legal and dogmatic-legal methods will be used in the paper
Results:
The article will use the sources of canon law – both common and particular – and available literature on the subject.
Conclusions:
The Catholic Church has highly regarded sacred music, considering it as an indispensable element of worship of God. Music that is used in liturgy and presented in sacred spaces should help people to deepen their faith and glorify God. The 1983 Code of Canon Law lays down the norm concerning the sacred purpose of churches and the requirement that all activities respect the holiness of the place. Particular law (the instructions of the Holy See and conferences of bishops) elaborates on that vis-à-vis the special case of concerts
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