Historic-Theological Commentary to Canon Law



As an open-access commentary, the Historic-Theological Commentary to Canon Law (= HTCL) wants to introduce into the historical development, theological justification and reasoning of the current Latin Code.


Citation: Name of Author: Canon X, in: Historic-Theological Commentary to Canon Law (= HTCL), DOI, online at:

Book I: General Norms

Canon 1

Book II: The People of God

Book III: Institutes of Consecrated Life and societies of Apostolic Life




Book III: The Teaching Function of the Church

Book V: The Temporal Goods of the Church

Book VI: Penal Sanctions in the Church