Canon law could it possibly have any relevance to your life? More than you might think. This legal system that governs the day-to-day workings of the Roman Catholic Church deals with matters that touch the life of every Catholic.

The authors follow up their successful first book Surprised by Canon Law: 150 Questions Catholics Ask About Canon Law with answers to even more questions. Topics include:

• Can someone be denied a church funeral?
• Under what circumstance might a priest be removed from his role?
• How do parishes merge and what happens to their property?
• What is excommunication? How is it applied?
• What is the procedure for the election of a pope?
• What is the process for declaring someone a saint?

Surprised by Canon Law, Volume 2 is a clear and lively guide to laws that undergird the life of the Church. Paperback.