Tableau comparatif
Comparative table of specific laws* and Latvian Republic agreement with Holy See** clauses
Nº | What is determined | Adventists | Baptists | Methodists | Jew | Old-believers | Lutherans | Orthodox | Catholics |
1 | Status of public juridical personality | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 2. § |
2 | Recognition of absolute autonomy | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 1.§, 4.§ |
3 | Rights to enter in the marriage | 7.§ | 8.§ | 6.§ | 8.§ | 7. § | 8.§ | 9.§ | 8.§ |
4 | Traditionalism | 2. § | 2.§ | 2.§ | 2. § | 2. § | 2. § | 2. § | |
5 | The right to interpret the Scriptures | 3. § | 3. § | 3. § | 3. § | 3. § | 3. § | 3. § | 4.§ |
6 | Protection of title | 3. § | 3. § | 3. § | 3. § | 3. § | 3. § | 3. § | No |
7 | Religious festival | No | No | No | No | No | No | 16.§ | elsewhere*** |
8 | Unappeasable canonical decisions | 3. § | 3. § | 3. § | 3. § | 3. § | 3. § | 3. § | No |
9 | Contacts with foreign centre | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 3. § |
10 | Rights of the confessional secret and protection of pastoral conversation | 9.§ | 9.§ | 8.§ | 9.§ | 8.§ | 9.§ | 10.§ | 7.§ |
11 | Spiritual oversight of the chaplains | 11.§ | 11.§ | 10.§ | No | 10.§ | 11.§ | 12.§ | 27- 28§ |
12 | Coordination of decision-making and binding decisions of foreign centre | No | No | No | 15. § | No | No | No | 5 § |
13 | Legal status of Sacred place | No | No | No | No | No | elsewhere**** | 7. and 16.§ | 11.-13§ |
14 | Interment, cemetery | 8.§ | 6.§ | 7.§ | 6.§ | 6. § | 6. § | 6. § | No |
15 | Representation and leader | 4.§ | 4.§ | 4.§ | 4. § | 4. § | 4. § | 4. § | |
16 | Confidential information for the President of Latvia about appointment of the new church leader | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 5. and 24.§ |
17 | Tax allowances | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 12.§ |
18 | Property, finances | 5.§ | 5.§ | 5.§ | 5. § | 5. § | 5. § | 5. § | |
19 | Conditions of financial contribution | No | No | No | No | No | No | 16.§ | 12.§ |
20 | Disclaimer of financial rights in educational institutions | 14.§ | 15.§ | 14.§ | |||||
21 | Budget spending | 15.§ | 15.§ | No | 13.§ | No | 15.§ | 17.§ | |
22 | Military service | 10.§ | 10.§ | 9.§ | 10.§ | 9.§ | 11.§ | 10.§ | 26.§ |
23 | Protection and availability of cultural monuments | 6.§ | 7.§ | No | 7.§ | No | 7.§ | 8.§ | 22.§ |
25 | Immunity of cult place | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 6.§ |
26 | Cooperation on asylum | 12.§ | 12.§ | No | 11.§ | No | 12.§ | 13.§ | No |
27 | Access to prisons***** | elsewhere | elsewhere | elsewhere | elsewhere | elsewhere | elsewhere | elsewhere | 30.§ |
28 | Relations with employees | 13.§ | 13.§ | 11.§ | 12.§ | 11.§ | 13.§ | 14.§ | 1 and 4§ |
29 | Relations with clergy | No | No | No | No | No | 13.§ | 14.§ | 5.§ |
30 | Educational issues | 14.§ | 14.§ | 12.§ | No | 12.§ | 14.§ | 15.§ | 14-20.§ |
31 | Educational institution’s autonomy of content | No | No | No | No | No | 14.§ | 15.§ | 4. and 15§ |
32 | Rights of employees in educational institutions | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 19.§ |
33 | Theological seminary | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 20.§ |
34 | Faculty of Theology of the University of Latvia | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 21.§ |
35 | List of clergy | 16.§ | 16.§ | 13.§ | 14.§ | 13.§ | 16.§ | 18.§ | No |
36 | Protection of personal data | 3. § | 3. § | 3. § | 3. § | 3. § | 3. § | 3. § | No |
37 | Right to access to mass media | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 9.§ |
38 | Military Ordinariate | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 23-25,28§ |
39 | Financing of Military Ordinariate | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 28-29§ |
40 | Revision of relations | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | 31-33§ |
* Law on Latvian Association of Seventh-day Adventist Communities : official gazette Latvijas Vestnesis, 2007. 12.junijs Nr.93 ; Latvian Baptist Community Association Law : official gazette Latvijas Vestnesis, 2007. 30.maijs nr. 86 ; Latvian Joint Methodist Church Law : official gazette Latvijas Vestnesis, 2007. 6.julijs 91 ; Law on Riga Jewish Religious Community : official gazette Latvijas Vestnesis,. 20 June 2007 98 ; Latvian Old-Believers Pomor Church Law : official gazette Latvijas Vestnesis, 2007. 20.junijs 98, Law on Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church : official gazette Latvijas Vestnesis, 03.12.2008., Nr. 188, Law on Latvian Orthodox Church :. official gazette Latvijas Vestnesis, 03.12.2008., Nr. 188
** The Agreement between the Republic of Latvia and the Holy See November 8, 2000 : Starptautisks ligums. official gazette Latvijas Vestnesis, 25.09.2002., Nr.137
*** On international shrine in Aglona : official gazette Latvijas Vestnesis. 21.10.1995., Nr. 162
**** Law on Doma church and monastery ensemble : official gazette Latvijas Vestnesis, 22.06.2005, Nr.98
***** Regulations 02.07.2002. of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia No 277 "On the Chaplain Service", official gazette Latvijas Vestnesis, 05.07.2002, No 101.