Ecclesiastical privileges
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In the canon law of the Catholic Church, ecclesiastical privileges are the privileges enjoyed by the clergy. Their scope varied over time.[1]
The main privileges are:[1]
- Privilegium canonis, regarding personal inviolability against malicious injury
- Privilegium fori, regarding a special tribunal in civil and criminal causes before an ecclesiastical judge.
- Privilegium immunitatis, exemption from taxation and some other burdens
- Privilegium competentiae, right to proper sustenance
In addition to personal privileges, ecclesiastical privileges may cover consecrated and sacred places and things.[1]
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