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This article argues that schism is a narrowly defined delict in canon law: an externally manifested refusal of submission to the Supreme Pontiff or of communion with the Church’s members subject to him, not a catch-all label for dissent, polarization, or ecclesial frustration.
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This page is a summary of: Defining Schism in the External Forum (c. 751), The Jurist Studies in Church Law and Ministry, January 2026, Project Muse,
DOI: 10.1353/jur.2026.a994944.
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