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- Title
CHARGING INTEREST. FROM CANONICAL INTERDICTION TO COMMERCIAL USE.
- Authors
Popovici, Paul
- Abstract
As concluded in a previous article, in our opinion, under the new status of the Romanian Orthodox Church (BOR), the clergy are allowed, within certain limits, the exercise of acts of trade. But is it allowed for them to carry out financial activities? It is well known that charging interest was prohibited by Eastern Christianity. Canons edicts in this regard are based on certain Scriptural provisions, arising both from The Old Testament and from The New Testament. However, nowadays we witness that the Church does not only use bank accounts, but even offers to loan interest-bearing money.
- Subjects
ORTHODOX Eastern Church; USURY laws (Canon law); CLERGY; BUSINESS; INTEREST (Finance); CHRISTIANITY; OLD Testament; NEW Testament
- Publication
AGORA International Journal of Juridical Sciences, 2011, Vol 2, p447
- ISSN
1843-570X
- Publication type
Article