What is the term for a group or institution recognised by the Church as having legal rights and duties?

What is the term for a group or institution recognised by the Church as having legal rights and duties?

• A. Physical person
• B. Juridic person
• C. Ecclesial body
• D. Canonical entity

Answer: (B)

In canon law, groups or institutions can be recognized as having legal personality. The term for that status is juridic (juridical) person. A juridic person is a legal entity distinct from the individuals who compose it, capable of owning property, entering into obligations, and being a subject of rights and duties before the Church. This applies to dioceses, parishes, religious institutes, ecclesiastical associations, and other organized bodies. Physical person refers to an individual human being, not a group. An ecclesial body or canonical entity describe the type of organization, but the formal term for its recognized legal status is juridic person.

In canon law, groups or institutions can be recognized as having legal personality. The term for that status is juridic (juridical) person. A juridic person is a legal entity distinct from the individuals who compose it, capable of owning property, entering into obligations, and being a subject of rights and duties before the Church. This applies to dioceses, parishes, religious institutes, ecclesiastical associations, and other organized bodies.

Physical person refers to an individual human being, not a group. An ecclesial body or canonical entity describe the type of organization, but the formal term for its recognized legal status is juridic person.