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Author Archives: Cathy Caridi
Should We Contact the Papal Nuncio?
Q: Our pastor is being attacked by the bishop…. Is it better to contact the Vatican directly, or do you think we should go through the papal nuncio? –Tess
Posted in Other Canonical Questions, Rights of the Faithful, The Pope
Tagged bishop, canon law, Catholic, legate, papal nuncio, Pope
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Can a Latin Catholic Man Enter an Eastern Catholic Seminary?
Q: My 17-year-old son wishes to pursue his vocation to the priesthood in the Byzantine Rite (having been mostly raised in this rite) even though both of us parents are Roman Rite. Our Byzantine pastor informs us that we parents … Continue reading
Posted in Clergy Issues, Holy Orders, Sacraments
Tagged canon law, Catholic, Church sui iuris, eastern Catholic, seminarian, seminary
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When Does Disobedience Constitute Schism?
Q: I am president of a student organization associated with our local diocese, which is served by a chaplain, and occasionally Mass is celebrated. In the past, the Mass has been celebrated on our college campus, in a general-use chapel, … Continue reading
Posted in Crimes and Sanctions, Parish Life
Tagged canon law, Catholic, disobey, excommunication, schism
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When Can a Bishop Intervene in a Lay Association of the Faithful?
Q: Greetings! We have a certain Lay Association of Catholic Faithful in our diocese. The association has a spiritual director appointed by the bishop. That spiritual director suspended a member from the association, on the grounds of erroneous doctrinal teachings, … Continue reading
Posted in Other Canonical Questions, Rights of the Faithful
Tagged association of the faithful, bishop, canon law, Catholic, lay association
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Altar Girls and the Pope’s New Document
Q: With the Pope’s Spiritus Domini document, the girls of our country are enthusiastic in becoming altar girls. But after reading your article “Canon Law and Altar Girls” and Spiritus Domini, I understood that the Acolyte and Lector ministries which … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Mass, Parish Life, Rights of the Faithful
Tagged acolyte, altar girl, canon law, Catholic, lector, ministrie, minor orders, Spiritus Domini
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