Le langage des tribunaux d'eglise. Perception des termes techniques par les laics

The tlanguage of roman catholic marriage tribunals : lay perception of technical terms

• Auteur / Autrice : ENGELBERT FRANK
• Direction : J. MICHEL SCHLICK
• Type : Thèse de doctorat
• Discipline(s) : Sciences des religions
• Date : Soutenance en 1995
• Etablissement(s) : Université Marc Bloch (Strasbourg) (1971-2008)

Résumé

Lorsqu'une personne a des raisons de croire en l'invalidite, pour l'eglise catholique romaine, du mariage qu'elle a contracte, elle peut s'adresser au tribunal matrimonial competent qui prononcera le cas echeant la nullite du mariage, a la suite d'un proces matrimonial. Cette these presente un travail empirique mene aupres de 20 justiciables du tirubnal ecclesiastique de rottenbourg-stuttgart. Ces laics ont ete interroges sur la facon dont ils percevaient cinq mots utilises couramment lors d'une procedure. Ces termes techniques sont: la nullite du mariage, le proces matrimonail, le tribunal matrimonial, la demande et le temoin. L'auteur adopte une definition larte de la perception puisque son concept theorique englobe tous les effets du langage sur un individu (ses reactions cognitives et emotionnelles ainsi que ses comportements) plus les facteurs psychologiques et sociologiques (l'age, le metier, la confession, les experiences). Ces derniers le determinent dans une situation de communication concrete et dans sa facon de percevoir un mot. L'enquete est basee sur l'analyse du contenu des 20 entretiens enregistres et transcrits. L'analyse de ces enquetes empiriques revele qu'a cote des perceptions propres a chaque individu, il existe un certain nombre de perceptions communes a plusieurs termes et a plusieurs personnes. Nous noterons les associations faites avec les tribunaux de la societe civile, les sentiments d'etre accuse, de devoir se defendre et d'incertitude. . .

If a person has cause to doubt the validity, in the eyes of the roman catholic church, of the marriage contract into which he or she has entered, it is possible to refer the matter to an official marriage tribunal; the latter is endowed with the authority to pronounce the marriage null and void, should this prove to be the case. This dissertation presents the results of an enpirical study conducted among 20 persons whose cases were pronounced on heard by the ecclesiastical tribunal of the diocese of rottenburgstuttgart. These laypersons were questioned on how they perceived five technical expressions frequently used in tribunal hearing. These expressions were as follows: the mullity of a marriage, the matrimonial hearing, the marriage tribunal, the petition, and the witness. The author adopts a wide definition of ''perception'' encompassing all the effects language has on an individual (cognitive and emotional reactions and behavioral patterns) and including the operant psychological and sociological factors (age, profession, copnfession, experience). Not only do these factors constrain him in concrete communicative situations, but they can also affect the way he @perceives particular expressions. This study is based on the contents of 20 recordel and transcribed interviews. Analysis of these empirical case histories shows that, apart from particular perceptions specific to the individaul in question, a certain number of shared perceptions do exist of several terms and of several persons. Also commented or are the perceptions associated with tribunals of civil society, likewise what it feels like to be accused and to have to defend oneself (and to be uncertain e. G. As to the outcome).