Canon 694 §1, 3°: Regarding the Application of Ipso Facto Dismissal of a Religious for Illegitimate Absence

In March 2019, Pope Francis issued the apostolic letter motu proprio Communis vita, which modified canon 694 by adding absence for twelve consecutive months as a reason that religious must be held as ipso facto dismissed from the institute. The English translation of the apostolic letter on the Vati...

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Authors: Bráz de Aviz, João 1947- (Author) ; Caraballo, José Rodrìguez (Author)
Corporate Author: Katholische Kirche, Kongregation für die Institute des Geweihten Lebens und die Gemeinschaften des Apostolischen Lebens (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: 2020
In: Roman Replies and CLSA Advisory Opinions 2020
Year: 2020, Pages: 19-27
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Catholic church, Verfasserschaft1, Codex iuris canonici (1983). 694,1 / Absence / Unallowed action
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Summary:In March 2019, Pope Francis issued the apostolic letter motu proprio Communis vita, which modified canon 694 by adding absence for twelve consecutive months as a reason that religious must be held as ipso facto dismissed from the institute. The English translation of the apostolic letter on the Vatican website raised questions for numerous superiors who were considering whether this provision was applicable to their members who were illegitimately absent for t least twelve consecutive months. The following inquiry was submitted to the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts.
ISBN:1932208569
Contains:Enthalten in: Roman Replies and CLSA Advisory Opinions 2020