Can. 197 Prescription, as a means of acquiring or of
losing a subjective right, or as a means of freeing oneself from
obligations, is, apart from the exceptions prescribed in the canons of
this Code, accepted by the Church in the manner in which it is adopted
in the civil legislation of each country.
Can. 198 No prescription is valid unless it is based on good faith,
not only in its beginning, but throughout the whole time required for
the prescription, without prejudice to can. 1362.
Can. 199 The following are not affected by prescription:
1° rights and obligations which are of divine law, whether natural
or positive;
2° rights which can be obtained only by apostolic privilege;
3° rights and obligations which bear directly on the spiritual life
of Christ's faithful;
4° the certain and undisputed boundaries of ecclesiastical
territories;
5° Mass offerings and obligations;
6° the provision of an ecclesiastical office which, in accordance
with the law, requires the exercise of a sacred order;
7° the right of visitation and the obligation of obedience, so that
Christ's faithful could not be visited by an ecclesiastical authority
and would no longer be subject to any authority. |
