The document compares and contrasts Canon Law and Sharia Law. It discusses how Canon Law derives from Catholic faith and sees the world as a place of pilgrimage, not permanence, and the Church as respecting civil authority while obeying God. Canon Law serves to maintain just order and enable the Church's mission. Sharia Law is understood differently based on its religious context. The nature and sources of each law are fundamentally different due to the basic diversity between Catholicism and Islam.
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The difference Between Canon Law And Islamic Shari'a
The document compares and contrasts Canon Law and Sharia Law. It discusses how Canon Law derives from Catholic faith and sees the world as a place of pilgrimage, not permanence, and the Church as respecting civil authority while obeying God. Canon Law serves to maintain just order and enable the Church's mission. Sharia Law is understood differently based on its religious context. The nature and sources of each law are fundamentally different due to the basic diversity between Catholicism and Islam.
The document compares and contrasts Canon Law and Sharia Law. It discusses how Canon Law derives from Catholic faith and sees the world as a place of pilgrimage, not permanence, and the Church as respecting civil authority while obeying God. Canon Law serves to maintain just order and enable the Church's mission. Sharia Law is understood differently based on its religious context. The nature and sources of each law are fundamentally different due to the basic diversity between Catholicism and Islam.