Christian ecclesiastical courts

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:church
gptkbp:activeIn	gptkb:England gptkb:Vatican_City gptkb:Wales some Anglican provinces
gptkbp:appealsTo	higher ecclesiastical court
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:authority	canon law
gptkbp:dealsWith	gptkb:family gptkb:marriage baptism heresy wills clergy discipline excommunication church property probate
gptkbp:declinedAfter	modern era
gptkbp:distinctFrom	secular courts
gptkbp:foundIn	gptkb:Anglican_Communion gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church some Protestant denominations
gptkbp:function	adjudicate religious and moral matters
gptkbp:historicalName	gptkb:Christianity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Christian ecclesiastical courts
gptkbp:jurisdiction	canon law
gptkbp:notableExample	gptkb:Roman_Rota gptkb:Metropolitan_Tribunal gptkb:Consistory_Court gptkb:Court_of_Arches Official Principal
gptkbp:presidedBy	gptkb:bishop ecclesiastical judge
gptkbp:sometimesAppealTo	secular court
gptkbp:sometimesCalled	church courts spiritual courts courts Christian
gptkbp:supportsLanguage	gptkb:Latin vernacular languages
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Religious_Courts_of_Israel
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6