In Canon Law, the power to impose sanctions is under the exercise of authority, which we call “potestas regiminis” or “potestas jurisdictionis.” In English, it is the power of governance, which is of divine origin; hence it is a sacred power. In ministerial terms, it is the exercise of the governing office of Christ or the “munus regendi.”
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