{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ExploreCatholic","provider_url":"https:\/\/explorecatholic.nl\/en\/","title":"Why does the Church have its own laws? - ExploreCatholic","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5n5k5qcywT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/explorecatholic.nl\/en\/geloofsvraag\/why-does-the-church-have-its-own-laws\/\">Why does the Church have its own laws?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/explorecatholic.nl\/en\/geloofsvraag\/why-does-the-church-have-its-own-laws\/embed\/#?secret=5n5k5qcywT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why does the Church have its own laws?&#8221; &#8212; ExploreCatholic\" data-secret=\"5n5k5qcywT\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/explorecatholic.nl\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/explorecatholic.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/q4_11.jpg","thumbnail_width":700,"thumbnail_height":300,"description":"Rules are needed whenever people work or live together. The Church has its own system of law, called \u2018canon law\u2019. The purpose of canon law is to help us\u00a0to live well as Christians. It also describes\u00a0the organisation of the Church. Canon law applies to all the faithful."}