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Revised Catholic laws take effect expanding lay roles
The 1,752 canons reform church law under Pope John Paul II. It restricts priests and nuns from politics, widens lay roles including women in administration and liturgy, and tightens annulment review to three judges. It ends the U S Australia time limit for annulments and revises excommunication offenses.
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