Pastoral Care for Migrants. Canonical and Religious Related Legal Requirements on Asylum and on the Change of Religion

• Authors: Wilhelm Rees

Abstracts

EN

Refugees and migrants have always been of particular concern to the Roman Catholic Church and its pastoral care. Even if the large influx of refugees happening in 2015 and 2016 is no longer the case, flight and migration are still relevant topics in Austria. The contribution deals with the historical development of canonical regulations, the situation of refugees and migrants in Austria, the legal basis, the implementation of asylum procedures and numbers, the statements of the Austrian Bishop’s Conference, the access to a Church or religious community and converting from one to another, the question of the Catholic Church’s necessity of salvation, regulations concerning catechumenate and the question of church asylum. It provides figures, data and facts, presents the canonical and state legal situation and analyses it. It tries to make weak points obvious and would like to provide help for future considerations.

Keywords

EN

refugees; migration; canon law; asylum; Republic of Austria

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
• Journal: Ecumeny and Law
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 41-69

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Wilhelm Rees

• University of Innsbruck

Identifiers

DOI

10.31261/EaL.2021.09.2.02

Biblioteka Nauki

2015924