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The Pursuit of a Canonical Definition of Membership of the Church of Ireland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 December 2007

Paul Colton
Paul Colton
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Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross
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Abstract

This paper pursues a canonical definition of membership of the Church of Ireland. Both civil and Church laws presuppose that membership is defined; clergy rely on definitions, both formal and informal. In Ireland, freedom of religion is guaranteed and the courts are reluctant to interfere in the internal affairs of religious entities. Churches are voluntary associations, and church members are bound, inter se, by the church's internal laws as a matter of contract; this is given statutory expression in the Irish Church Act 1869. While the law of the Church of Ireland presents no unified definition of membership, the concept is utilised: strata of membership are manifest in a multiplicity of terminologies and roles. In the dynamics discerned in Church laws (not least the Preamble and Declaration and the Constitution of the Church of Ireland) a nascent definition of membership is detected. Comparison with the Anglican Communion and the ecumenical arena exposes weaknesses in the laws of the Church of Ireland. History indicates that membership was recognised and relied on in an establishment context, but not defined. In this paper, an anatomy of a canonical definition of membership that transcends such self-defining models is posited, based on the proposition that membership is more than what people say they are.

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Ecclesiastical Law Journal , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , January 2008 , pp. 3 - 33
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68 England, Revised Canons Ecclesiastical, Canon B 22; 14 Halsbury's Laws of England (fourth edition), para 993.

69 England: Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2000, SI 2000/2047, r 16 (2)(a).

70 14 Halsbury's Laws of England (fourth edition), para 1031; Revised Canons Ecclesiastical, Canon B 38, para 2.

71 England, Churchwardens Measure 2001, s 4 (2).

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77 Ibid, at 400.

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79 Ibid, at 819.

80 Ibid, at 827.

81 Ibid, at 822–826.

82 Marshall v Graham, Bell v Graham [1907] 2 KB 112 at 124, DC, per Lord Alverstone. See also 14 Halsbury's Laws of England (fourth edition), para 346.

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88 Barry and Rogers v Ginnity (unreported) Irish Times Law Report, Irish Times, [6 September, 2005].

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94 Ross v McDonagh [1895] JGS 216; and Archbishop of Armagh v Hains [1906] JGS 313.

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98 Irish Church Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict, c 42).

99 Ibid, s 20. See Appendix 1 for the full text.

100 Ibid, s 20.

101 See Forbes v Eden (1867) LR 1 Sc & Div 568.

102 See Appendix 1 and chapter 4, para 4.3.

103 Irish Church Act 1869, s 22.

104 Ibid.

105 ‘Preamble and Declaration’ in Constitution of the Church of Ireland (2003), First Schedule at p 3; The Preamble.

106 ‘Preamble and Declaration’ in Constitution of the Church of Ireland (2003), First Schedule at p 3, I(3).

107 Ibid, at I(1).

108 Ibid, at I(2).

109 Ibid, at II.

110 Ibid, at III.

111 Revised fourteen times since 1871: in 1877, 1879, 1889, 1899, 1909, 1919, 1926, 1934, 1946, 1960, 1972, 1978, 1988 and 2003.

112 Eg, ‘Holy Baptism One’, in Book of Common Prayer, 352, note 1.

113 ‘Holy Baptism Two’, in Book of Common Prayer, 360.

114 Eg, ‘Holy Baptism One’, in Book of Common Prayer, 352, note 4.

115 ‘Holy Baptism Two’, in Book of Common Prayer, 357.

116 ‘Ministry to those who are sick’, in Book of Common Prayer, 440.

117 See, for instance, in the Book of Common Prayer: ‘Holy Communion Two’ at 219 and 220; ‘Service for Ash Wednesday’ at 338.

118 Constitution of the Church of Ireland, ch 1, ss 7, 9; ch II, s 12; ch III, s 3; ch IV, s 4.

119 Ibid, ch II, s 12.

120 Ibid, ch XIV, s 2 (The Clergy Pension Fund).

121 N Doe, Legal Framework of the Church of England, p 225.

122 Lay persons over 17 and under 74 years who are members ‘of the Church of Ireland and a communicant of the said Church’ are eligible for election, and are required to make a declaration to that effect, which is prima facie evidence of those qualifications.

123 Constitution of the Church of Ireland, ch II, ss 2, 4. Synod members must be at least 18 years of age, members of the Church of Ireland, and communicants. A declaration confirming these qualifications is required, and is prima facie evidence of those qualifications. Those synod members elect the members of the diocesan council, who, being members of the diocesan synod, must be similarly qualified. Triennially, diocesan synod members elect episcopal electors.

124 Constitution of the Church of Ireland, ch III, s 2 and ch V, s 6 (vestry members of a trustee or non-parochial church). Lay persons who have attained 18 years and who are qualified in either of two ways may register as vestry members. They must declare that they are ‘a member of the Church of Ireland’, and not registered in another parish as an accustomed member. A diocesan synod may make additional regulations requiring that, in order to qualify, vestry members must be subscribers to church funds.

125 Ibid, ch IX, s 26 (canon 26).

126 Ibid, ch IX, s 28 (3) (canon 28.3).

127 ‘General Directions for Public Worship’, in Book of Common Prayer, 75, n 14A.

128 Constitution of the Church of Ireland, ch 1, ss 7, 9; ch II, s 12; ch IV, s 4.

129 Rubric before ‘Exhortation Three’, in ‘Holy Communion One’, Book of Common Prayer, 199.

130 ‘Confirmation One’, in Book of Common Prayer, 356. For the admission to Holy Communion of the baptised but unconfirmed, see, however, JGS [1993] ‘Report of the Select Committee on the Communion of the Baptised but Unconfirmed’, 333–336; JGS [1994] ‘Report of the Select Committee on the Communion of the Baptised but Unconfirmed’, 275; JGS [1995] ‘Report of the Select Committee on the Communion of the Baptised but Unconfirmed’, 273–276 and a ‘Minority Report’ at 277–280; JGS [1996], 143 and opinion of the Legal Advisory Committee at 198–200; JGS [1998] ‘Report of the Select Committee on the Communion of the Baptised but Unconfirmed’, 310–317; JGS [1999] lxxv, and JGS [2001] xcvi.

131 ‘Ministry to those who are Sick’, in Book of Common Prayer, 440.

132 Constitution of the Church of Ireland, ch IX, s 35 (canon 35).

133 Ibid, ch IX, s 14 (canon 14).

134 Lambeth Conference 1968, Resolution 45: ‘…in order to meet special pastoral needs of God's people, under the direction of the bishop, Christians duly baptized in the name of the Holy Trinity and qualified to receive Holy Communion in their own Churches may be welcomed at the Lord's Table in the Anglican Communion’.

135 Constitution of the Church of Ireland, ch IX, s 16 (canon 16).

136 Ibid, ch IX, s 32 (canon 32).

137 Ibid, ch XII, s 3.

138 Deane, Church of Ireland Handbook, p 13. See also the Irish Church Act 1869, s 26.

139 Constitution of the Church of Ireland, ch IX, s 22 (canon 22).

140 Ibid, s 21(1) (Canon 21.1).

141 Ibid, s 21(2)(a) (Canon 21.2a).

142 Ibid, s 21(2)(b) (canon 21.2b).

143 Ibid, s 21(3)(a), (b) (canon 21.3a, 3b).

144 Ibid, s 21(3)(c) (canon 21.3c).

145 Ibid, s 21(4) (canon 21.4).

146 Ibid, s 23 (canon 23).

147 Ibid, s 25 (canon 25).

148 Ibid, s 24 (canon 24).

149 Ibid, s 19 (canon 19).

150 Ibid, ch IV, s 67.

151 ‘Declaration for Subscription’ in ibid, ch IV, Schedule, page 4.14, no 1.

152 Ibid, no 2.

153 Ibid, no 2.

154 Ibid, no 3.

155 Ibid, no 4.

156 Ibid, no 5.

157 Ibid, no 6.

158 Ibid, ch XIV.

159 Ibid, s 2(b).

160 Ibid, s 2(e).

161 Ibid, s 25.

162 Ibid, s 28.

163 Styled ‘Anglican Ius Commune’: see N Doe, ‘The common law of the Anglican Communion’ (2003) 7 Ecc LJ 4–16. For a comprehensive and detailed study, see generally Doe, Canon Law in the Anglican Communion. For a broader framework of comparison, see G Robbers (ed), State and Church in the European Union (second edition, Baden-Baden, 2005).

164 See chapter 4, para 4.5.

165 Australia, Constitution, ch XII, s 71(1). See also Long v Bishop of Cape Town (1863) 1 Moo PCC NS, 411; Bishop of Natal v Gladstone (1866) LR 3 Eq 1; Re Lord Bishop of Natal (1865) 3 Moo PCC NS 115. See also Forbes v Eden (1867) LR 1 Sc & Div 568, HL; and also Southern Africa, Constitution, Preamble, 5.

166 Hong Kong, 5.1.

167 Sudan, Article 1 (xxxii), p 7. See also, England, Church Representation Rules, r 54 (2). See also Walsh v Lord Advocate [1956] 3 All ER 129, HL, at 139.

168 West Africa, Constitution, Art XVIII, s 15.

169 Holy Catholic Church of Japan.

170 Constitution and Laws of the Nippon Seikokai (Nippon Seikokai Kanku Jimusho, 2004, translated by the Rt Revd Michael Mayes, Bishop of Limerick), Art 6.

171 See e.g. Southern Africa, iii; Sudan, 7, para xxxii; and Wales, Vol I, Constitution, ch I, 2.

172 Sudan, Art 4, p 13.

173 Melanesia, Art 4.

174 West Africa, Constitution, Art 1.

175 TEC, Canons, Title I, canon 17 (5).

176 See also: Melanesia, Title A, Canon 1; TEC, Canons, Title I, Canon 17 (1a); Australia, Constitution, ch XII, s 74 (1); Japan, Regulations, ch 6, 56 (2).

177 Hong Kong, canon 25, 7.1.

178 Ibid, canon 25, 7.1.1.

179 Ibid, canon 25, 7.1.2.

180 Ibid, canon 25, 7.1.3.

181 Ibid, canon 25, 7.1.4.

182 Ibid, canon 25, 7.2.

183 Ibid, canon 25, 7.5 and 7.6.

184 Ibid, canon 25, 7.4.

185 Nigeria, chapter 1, s 2(3); also canon XIX, s 1.

186 Ibid, canon XIX, s 2.

187 Ibid, canon XIX, s 3.

188 Ibid.

189 Ibid, canon XIX, s 4.

190 Ibid, canon XIX, s 6.

191 England, Revised Canons Ecclesiastical, canon B 39.

192 Scotland, canon 41(1).

193 Scotland, canon 41(2). See also England: Church Representation Rules, r 1(1); Mexico, canon 10(1); and New Zealand, Canons, Title B, canon XXI, 1.1.

194 Sudan, Art 1 (xxxiii), p 7.

195 Hong Kong, 2.1.9.

196 Scotland, canon 41(2).

197 West Africa, Constitution, Art XVIII, s 9.

198 Ibid, Art XVIII, s 10.

199 Ibid, Art XVIII, s 19.

200 Wales, vol I, Constitution, ch I, 6 (b).

201 West Africa, Constitution, Art XVIII, s 9.

202 Southern Africa, Art XXIV (10), p 14.

203 TEC, Canons, Title I, canon 17 (2a).

204 Mexico, Canons, canon 10 (2).

205 England, Church Representation Rules, r 54(1).

206 West Africa, Constitution, Art XVIII, s 9.

207 Hong Kong, 2.1.9. In the Church of England, for example, all who have been confirmed have a duty (having prepared themselves) ‘to receive the Holy Communion regularly, and especially at the festivals of Christmas, Easter and…Pentecost’ (canon B 15, para 1). Those to be admitted to the Holy Communion must be members of the Church of England who have been confirmed in accordance with the rites of that Church, or be ‘ready and desirous to be confirmed’, or have been episcopally confirmed (canon B 15A, para 1(a)). Under the Church Representation Rules, ‘actual communicant’ is a person who has received Communion according to the use of the Church of England or of a Church in communion with the Church of England at least three times during the twelve months preceding the date of his election or appointment (r 54(1)).

208 TEC, Canons, Title I, canon 17 (2b).

209 TEC, Canons, Title I, canon 17 (3).

210 Mexico, Canons, canon 10(3).

211 New Zealand, Canons, Title G, canon VII.

212 Japan, Regulations, ch 6, 57(1).

213 Ibid, ch 6, 57(2).

214 Melanesia, Title A, canon 2.

215 England, Revised Canons Ecclesiastical, canon B 15A, para 1(b).

216 See, for instance, Mexico, canon 10(1); and New Zealand, Canons, Title B, canon XXI, 1.1.

217 See, for instance, Wales, Vol I, Constitution, ch I, 11, and ch III, 7. See also: New Zealand, Canons, Title B, canon XXI, 1.1.

218 England, Church Representation Rules (see, eg, rr 10(1)(c), 31(3), 35(4)(b), 37(1)(b)); Southern Africa, canon 1(3); Nigeria, ch II, s 10; Australia, Constitution, ch IV, s 17(6); Sudan, Art 11, p 20.

219 Southern Africa, Art XXI, p 12, and ACT VIII of the Provincial Synod, p 163.

220 Hong Kong, 5.4.

221 Scotland, canon 52(5); and Appendix 23.

222 Nigeria, canon XVI, s 1.

223 New Zealand, Canons, Title B, canon XXI, 1.3.

224 Wales, Vol I, Constitution, ch I, 14; ch V, 12; ch VI, 26.

225 Scotland, canon 26 (Repelling from Holy Communion); Southern Africa, canon 35 ss 8–13.

226 14 Halsbury's Laws of England (fourth edition), para 346.

227 See, for example, Doe, Legal Framework of the Church of England, pp 500–508; See also 14 Halsbury's Laws of England (fourth edition), para 334.

228 Conn, J, Doe, N and Fox, J, (eds), Initiation, Membership and Authority in Anglican and Roman Catholic Canon Law (Rome, 2005), p 3Google Scholar.

229 Ibid, p 4.

230 England, Church Representation Rules, r 1 (2).

231 England, Revised Canons Ecclesiastical, Canons, canons C 1–C 6.

232 Ibid, canons D1, D2 and D3.

233 Ibid, canons E4, E5 and E6.

234 Ibid, canon E1.

235 Ibid, canons E7 and E8.

236 Ibid, canon G2.

237 Ibid, canon G4.

238 An autonomous Indian Church, in limited communion with Anglicanism.

239 South India, Constitution, ch XI, s 1.

240 Ibid, ch XI, s 2.

241 Ibid, ch II, s 4.

242 Ibid, ch IV, ss 1(a), (b).

243 Ibid, ch IV, s 8.

244 Ibid, ch IV, s 2.

245 Ibid, ch IV, s 4.

246 JGS, [1995], cvi. Full communion exists with the Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Estonia and Lithuania. Denmark has observer status and Latvia, a participant in the conversations, has not yet signed the agreement. My lack of facility in the languages of those countries impedes access to the original versions of the constitutions of the Porvoo Churches. Information has, however, been supplied by representatives on the Porvoo Contact Group. See also The Porvoo Common Statement (London, 1993).

247 Freedom of Religion Act 2003 (Finland), s 10.

248 Ibid.

249 Ibid, s 11.

250 Information supplied by the Revd Dr Matti Repo, Executive Secretary for Theology, Church of Finland.

251 Statut der Evangelishen-Lutherischen Kirche Litauens, in Der Fassung der VII Synode der ELKL vom 29.7.2000, para 3.1.

252 Information supplied by the Revd Dr Darius Petkunas, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania.

253 Information supplied by Dr Lars Friedner, General Secretary of the Church of Sweden.

254 R Ombres, ‘Faith, doctrine and Roman Catholic canon law’, (1987–1989) 1 Ecc LJ (4) 39. For the place of canon law in Anglican–Roman Catholic relations, see N Doe, ‘The principles of canon law’ (1999) 5 Ecc LJ 221–240.

255 R Ombres, ‘Faith, doctrine and Roman Catholic canon law’, pp 33, 37.

256 ‘Lumen Gentium’, ch 1, in Flannery (ed), Vatican Council II, p 366.

257 Code of Canon Law 1983, canon 204, para 1.

258 Ibid, canon 96, and canon 204, para 1.

259 Ibid, canon 205. For baptism generally, see canons 849–878.

260 Ibid, canon 207, para 1.

261 Ibid, canons 208–223.

262 Ibid, canons 224–231.

263 Ibid, canons 273–289.

264 Ibid, canon 213.

265 Ibid, canon 842, para 1, and canon 849.

266 Ibid, canons 875–878.

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269 Ibid, canon 844, paras 3, 4.

270 Ibid, canon 97, para 1, and canon 98, para 1.

271 Ibid, canons 100, 101.

272 Ibid, canon 102.

273 Ibid, canon 109.

274 Ibid, canon 110.

275 Ibid, canon 111.

276 For the Covenant between the Church of Ireland and the Methodist Church in Ireland, see JGS, [2002] cxiii. For the Covenant Council, see JGS, [2003] cxv.

277 Methodist Church in Ireland, Methodist Belief (Belfast, 2003) 15–16, D2.

278 Ibid.

279 Ibid.

280 Ibid.

281 The Code: The Book of the Constitution and Government of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (Belfast, 1980), ch 1, s II (5).

282 Ibid, s II (7).

283 Ibid, ch II, s 2 (40).

284 Ibid, s II (8).

285 Ibid, ch XII, s 1 (175.1).

286 For an historical overview of canon law generally, see E Kemp, ‘The spirit of the canon law and its application in England’, (1987) 1 Ecc LJ (1) 5; and also The Canon Law of the Church of England (The Garbett Report) (London, 1946).

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