摘要
The purpose of this brief study, intended specifically for the reader who wants to begin to comprehend canon law, is to outline the historical evolution of Church law and its juridical sources that have unfolded in over two millennia History helps us to better understand that the uniqueness of the canonical legal system, willed by the divine Founder, expressed itself in a firm resolution in favor of law; a law which for the Church represents a means and not an end, i.e., the attainment of its objective for which it is competent： the salus aeterna anirnarum. In this socio-historical excursus, one is able to appreciate the unparalleled and the specificity of the canonical system and its sources.
