La promulgación del código civil chileno y sus efectos en la Iglesia en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX.

espanolEl Codigo Civil chileno promulgado en 1855 ha sido considerado por juristas e historiadores altamente favorable para la Iglesia Catolica, pues le dio estatuto civil a ciertas materias canonicas y establecio claramente que en materia de culto regiria solo el derecho canonico. Este trabajo analiza como se clericalizo la Iglesia ya que sometio al control de la jerarquia las manifestaciones religiosas siendo esta la que debia definirir el culto. El Codigo Civil, se propuso, no solo proteger a la Iglesia catolica sino presionar para que esta fuera mas jerarquica, disciplinada y diferenciada de lo publico en materias propiamente religiosas. Indirectamente, por tanto, tuvo un efecto secularizador. EnglishThe Chilean Civil Code promulgated in 1855 has been considered highly positive for the Catholic Church by jurists and historians. It gave civil effect to certain canonic subjects and established clearly that religious cult would be regulated only by canonic right. This article suggest that the Church was dominated by clericalism and started to control religious expressions since the hierarchy took decisions upon religious cult. The Civil Code not only protected the Catholic Church but compelled it to become more hierarchical, disciplined and differentiated from public affairs in what refers to religious matters. Thus, it had an indirect secularizing effect.