Modification of competences in the canonical legislation regar ding the pious wills of the faithful

Abstract

Motu proprio Competentias quasdam decernere, issued by the Pope on February the 11th 2022, modified some canons of the Code of Canon Law and of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches. Among the new norms are two articles which concern the modification of two canons dealing with the possibility of changing the pious wishes of the faithful by the ecclesiastical authority. This paper presents the main changes of the new law, which go along the lines of attributing greater powers to the bishops.