Sprawozdanie z uroczystości wręczenia Panu Prof. dr. hab. Wacławowi Uruszczakowi ORDO SANCTI SILVESTRI PAPAE (Orderu Św. Sylwestra Papieża) podczas sympozjum „Kościół wobec małżeńskich sytuacji nieregularnych w świetle posynodalnej adhortacji apostolskiej Amoris Laetitia Papieża Franciszka”, Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie, Kraków, dnia 17 listopada 2016 r.

The symposium was held in Kraków on November 17th, and it touched upon the subject of the problem of irregular marriages in light of Pope Francis’ post-synodic apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia. It was organised by the Faculty of Canon Law of The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow. The participants were greeted by Tomasz Rozkrut (Dean of Canon Law at the Faculty of Canon Law of the Pontifical University of John Paul II). The programme of the conference included the ceremony of besto­wing the papal order ORDO SANCTI SILVESTRI PAPAE on Prof. Dr Hab. Wacław Uruszczak. The congratulatory addresses were written by Card. Stanisław Dziwisz (Archbishop of Cracow), Prof. Wojciech Nowak (Rector of the Jagiellonian University), and Prof. Jerzy Pisuliński (Dean of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University). The first one was read by the Rev. Prof. Piotr Majer (Head of the Chair of Law on the ecclesiastical mission of teaching and sanctification), the second one was read by Prof. Dorota Malec (Vice Rector for Development of the Jagiellonian University), and the last one was read by Prof. Barbara Iwańska (Vice Dean for Law studies at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University). The introduction to the conference was presented by the Rev. Prof. Józef Stala (Vice Rector for scientific potential and international cooperation of the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow). The laudation speech was given by the Rev. Prof. Jan Maciej Dyduch (the first Rector of the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow). Prof. Wacław Uruszczak addressed the ceremony participants, and then they broke out into two separate sessions. Five papers and one poster session were presented. The papers presented focused on the problem of irregular marriages. The conclusion of the discussion was offered by Bishop Jan Wątroba (Bishop of Rzeszów and Head of the Commission for the Family of the Polish Episcopal Conference). The Rev. Prof. Tomasz Rozkrut closed the symposium.