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Founding New Religious Institutes: Pope Francis Changes the Law (Episcopal Authority, Part II)
Q: A group of us Catholics in our diocese have a lawfully erected lay institute that’s now almost 15 years old … [and] from the beginning it was our understanding that if it prospers, it might later be formed into … Continue reading
Posted in Clergy Issues, Other Canonical Questions, The Pope
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Canon Law and a Convent of Rebellious Sisters
Q: Several decades ago a convent of a new order of sisters was founded in our diocese. They help us parish priests by teaching the children and also by catechizing the adults. But in recent years they have gone out … Continue reading
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Tagged bishop, canon law, Catholic, diocesan right, pontifical right, sisters
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