On Certain Legal Features Ministry in the Church in the Context of Modern Legislation and Church Regulations

Abstract

In everyday church practice, questions often arise about what legal status in relation to a religious organization, from the point of view of modern law, are clerics and laymen who carry church obedience? What legal relations should a religious organization build in this regard, taking into account the existing canonical norms of the Church? The topic under consideration is important, since it addresses both legal aspects and personal, human relations within the Church, while it also concerns important features of church service. Well-built relationships and decisions in this area help to avoid many difficulties, including conflict situations and bewilderment.
The article defines the main legal features of the ministry of clergy and laity in religious organizations of the Russian Orthodox Church in the context of modern legislation and church regulations. A study of this topic showed that significantly different modern secular and church law can be applied in parallel in the same social relations that are not mutually exclusive. This allows, taking into account the interests of the Church, to apply both secular and church law when forming relations in religious organizations.