Totus Tuus Podcast

Totus Tuus Podcast
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A Eucharistic Revival Movement based in Singapore, aiming to foster a deep love for Our Eucharistic Lord, and restore the centrality of the Most Holy Eucharist in every Catholic through ongoing Faith Formation, Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction.
Anchored on the Apostolate's tenets of Truth, Reverence and Beauty, we welcome you to tune in to our ongoing podcast episodes where we delve into the beauty and richness of Catholicism.
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Explores themes of beauty in art and faith, the significance of the Eucharist, and contemporary cultural challenges faced by Catholicism, with episode examples such as discussions on beauty and ugliness in the Church and the restoration efforts of historical religious sites.

A Eucharistic Revival Movement based in Singapore, aiming to foster a deep love for Our Eucharistic Lord, and restore the centrality of the Most Holy Eucharist in every Catholic through ongoing Faith Formation, Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction.
Anchored on the Apostolate’s tenets of Truth, Reverence and Beauty, we welcome you to tune in to our ongoing podcast episodes where we delve into the beauty and richness of Catholicism.
Find us: https://linktr.ee/totustuusapostolate
In Episode 7, Canon Lawyer, Andrew Kong, JCL, LLB, BSc, explains the purpose and role of Canon Law in the Catholic Church, discusses Aquinas' Four Types of Law, the History of Canon Law, Key Updates to the Code, Annulments vs. Civil Divorce, the Pauline and Petrine privileges, Excommunication, and common misconceptions. Andrew Kong is a magna cum laude graduate from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome with a Licentiate in Canon Law. He was appointed as Defender of the Bond for the Archdiocesan Ecclesiastical Tribunal by the Archbishop of Singapore since 2014.
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TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) – Intro
(01:20) – Aquinas’ 4 Types of Law
(02:10) – History of Canon Law
(03:33) – Historical Interplay Between Civil and Canon Law
(05:40) – The Code of Canon Law
(08:31) – Canon Law in Practice
(11:19) – Are there Liturgical Laws?
(12:40) – What Changed from the 1917 to the 1983 Code
(15:02) – Should Lay People know Canon Law?
(18:00) – We Need Laws
(21:03) – Roles of a Canon Lawyer
(22:52) – Ecclesiastical Tribunal and Defender of the Bond
(28:21) – Structure of a Tribunal
(30:10) – Marriage Without Intention of Having Children
(31:33) – Annulment vs Civil Divorce
(35:00) – The Pauline Privilege
(36:30) – The Petrine Privilege
(39:37) – Common Grounds for Annulment
(41:17) – Respecting the Decisions of the Church
(43:30) – Annulment Cases Do Occur
(45:05) – Appeal System
(46:12) – Excommunication in Detail
(48:10) – Medicinal Value of Excommunication
(49:51) – What if the Person is Unknowingly Automatically Excommunicated?
(52:40) – The Role of the Pope in Canon Law (Is He Bound by It?)
(56:58) – How Canon Law is Promulgated
(58:39) – Misconception: Divorcees Cannot Receive Holy Communion
(1:00:14) – Misconception: Catholics Can Eat Meat on Fridays
(1:00:58) – Stories
(1:03:50) – Canon Law Saves Souls

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