Buying Relics

[aball1035]

Why isn’t buying relics considered simony?

 

[Trishie]

Canon Law: (Ecclesiastical Law) Simony: Purchasing and Selling of Spiritual Things
The purchasing or selling of spiritual things. The word is derived from the biblical sorcerer Simon Magus, who attempted to buy spiritual powers from the apostle Peter. (see Acts 8:18-24)

• Canon 1171 - Sacred things which are destined for divine worship through dedication or a blessing are to be treated with reverence and not to be employed for improper or profane use even if they are under the control of private individuals.
• Canon 1190 - It is strictly forbidden to sell sacred relics.
• Canon 1376 - One who profanes a movable or immovable sacred thing is to be punished with a just penalty

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[aball1035]

Canon Law: (Ecclesiastical Law) Simony: Purchasing and Selling of Spiritual Things
The purchasing or selling of spiritual things. The word is derived from the biblical sorcerer Simon Magus, who attempted to buy spiritual powers from the apostle Peter. (see Acts 8:18-24)

• Canon 1171 - Sacred things which are destined for divine worship through dedication or a blessing are to be treated with reverence and not to be employed for improper or profane use even if they are under the control of private individuals.
• Canon 1190 - It is strictly forbidden to sell sacred relics.
• Canon 1376 - One who profanes a movable or immovable sacred thing is to be punished with a just penalty

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so if forbidden, why is it still done?

 

[1ke]

so if forbidden, why is it still done?

You’ve already been given the answer: Canon Law forbids it.

So, if you are asserting that it is “still done,” then you must provide the evidence:

Done by whom? Where? Documentation? Proof?

 

[aball1035]

You’ve already been given the answer: Canon Law forbids it.

So, if you are asserting that it is “still done,” then you must provide the evidence:

Done by whom? Where? Documentation? Proof?

I guess I’ve always assumed they were. For example churches have them and a couple friends of mine do, so I assumed they bought them

 

[MtnDwellar]

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[1ke]

I guess I’ve always assumed they were.

Well, you know what they say about assuming…

For example churches have them

Churches receive relics for their altars-- typically of the Saint for which the Church is named-- that they receive through official Vatican and Diocesan channels. They do not buy them.

Churches associated with particular Saints-- for example in the place where they lived-- will also have relics. Again, they do not pay for them.

and a couple friends of mine do, so I assumed they bought them

Perhaps a better approach would be to ask your friends how they acquired them.

 

[aball1035]

Canon Law: (Ecclesiastical Law) Simony: Purchasing and Selling of Spiritual Things
The purchasing or selling of spiritual things. The word is derived from the biblical sorcerer Simon Magus, who attempted to buy spiritual powers from the apostle Peter. (see Acts 8:18-24)

• Canon 1171 - Sacred things which are destined for divine worship through dedication or a blessing are to be treated with reverence and not to be employed for improper or profane use even if they are under the control of private individuals.
• Canon 1190 - It is strictly forbidden to sell sacred relics.
• Canon 1376 - One who profanes a movable or immovable sacred thing is to be punished with a just penalty

ichrusa.com/rubrics.html

What number would that be in the 1917 code?