Code of Canon Law
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The 1983 Code of Canon Law (abbreviated 1983 CIC from its Latin title Codex Iuris Canonici), also called the Johanno-Pauline Code, is the "fundamental body of ecclesiastical laws for the Latin Church". It is the second and current comprehensive codification of canonical legislation for the Latin Church of the Catholic Church. The 1983 Code of Canon Law was promulgated on 25 January 1983 by John Paul II and took legal effect on the First Sunday of Advent (27 November) 1983. It replaced the 1917 Code of Canon Law which had been promulgated by Benedict XV on 27 May 1917.
According to canon 6 of the 1983 code of canon law, the 1983 code abrogates the 1917 code of canon law and any penal laws made under the latter that are not contained in the 1983 code.
The 1983 Code of Canon Law is composed of laws called canons.