You will study in this course unit the development and application of the Catholic Church's canonical tradition in relation to the celebration of the seven sacraments. The course aims at providing you with an appreciation of the skills needed to apply canon law to sacramental practice within pastoral ministry.

This course will cover the basic periods and stages which comprise the Christian rite of initiation into the Church Community (RCIA). The aim is to give participants an appreciation of RCIA as a process rather than a programme by examining the key elements of each period and stage, and exploring possible ways of ongoing development.