Thus, some laws are abolished by non-observance or become obsolete over time: "The law has to serve the good of the community - and not vice versa the community the law."
As an example, Brandmüller mentions John XXIII's February 1962 Veterum sapientia which decreed that university theology must be taught in Latin: "Veterum sapientia, once printed, was soon forgotten."
Brandmüller refers to common law, according to which justified objections to a universal church law have a suspensive effect: "This means that the law must not be obeyed as long as the objection has not been dispelled."
He says that "if there is a doubt whether a law is binding, it is not obligatory." Such a doubt can be based on the defective formulation of a legal text.
Brandmüller stresses that his argument apply only to ecclesiastical laws like Traditionis Custodes, not to natural or divine law.
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