Canonum De Lex Ecclesium
Canons of Ecclesiastical Law

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3.4 Sacrilege and UnHoliness

Article 85 - Sacrilege

Canon 4048 (link)

Sacrilege is the offence of stealing one or more physical objects consecrated and sacred to a god or deity of a Religion or Cult. Hence, Sacrilege comes from the Latin sacrilegus meaning “stealer of sacred things”.

Canon 4049 (link)

While the allegation of stealing is a universal offence in all civilizations, the concept of sacrilege adds a further severity to any such allegation as such a theft includes the attempted theft against the will of the gods or deities of a particular Religion or Cult.

Canon 4050 (link)

The concept of Sacrilege always meant the stealing of “sacred objects” until the 16th Century when the additional false meanings of transgression of the virtue of a Religion or Cult and verbal irreverence, or blasphemy were added by the Roman Cult.

Canon 4051 (link)

In the false meaning attributed to Sacrilege of transgression of virtue, the flawed and fraudulent meaning presumes all Religions and Cults to be founded on virtue, which in itself is an absurdity. Therefore this additional meaning cannot stand in any valid court of law.

Canon 4052 (link)

In the false meaning attributed to Sacrilege of verbal irreverence, or blasphemy, negative comments against a Religion or Cult were never considered a religious crime except by the most sensitive and paranoid Cults. Instead maledictions, being evil curses as well as impiety were considered far greater crimes. Therefore this additional meaning cannot stand in any valid court of law.

Canon 4053 (link)

Any claim, supported by law of offences committed by a Religion or Cult, especially against Divine Law, Natural Law and Positive Law can never be considered Sacrilege. Any judgment of any court that defies such reason, logic and respect of law is itself guilty of an offence against the law, with any such judgment, order or ruling automatically null and void from the beginning.

Canon 4054 (link)

It is forbidden for any court claiming the law, even if the by-laws of a Religion or Cult to order the death penalty for any accused act of Sacrilege. Any court official that issues a death penalty against an alleged act of Sacrilege is subject to a formal binding in accordance with the sacred covenant of One Heaven.