THE VICAR OF CHRIST SPEAKS
on the role of the Laity
INSTRUCTION on Certain Questions regarding the Collaboration of the Non-ordained Faithful in the Sacred Ministry of Priest
Sources
- (68) Second Vatican Council, Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium, n. 52; cf. C.I.C.,
can. 767, § 1.
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(69) Cf. John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation Catechesi tradendae (16 Oct. 1979), n. 48:
AAS 71 (1979), pp. 1277-1340: Pontifical Commission for Interpreting the decrees of
the Second Vatican Council, Response (11 Jan. 1971); AAS 63 (1971), p. 329; Sacred
Congregation for Divine Worship, Instruction Actio pastoralis (15 May 1969) n. 6d: AAS
61 (1969), p. 809; Institutio Generalis Missalis Romani (26 March, 1970), nn. 41, 42,
165; the Instruction Liturgicae instaurationes (15 Sept. 1970), n. 2a; AAS 62 (1970), p.
696; Sacred Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship, Instruction
Inaestimabile donum (3 April 1980), n. 3: AAS 72 (1980), p. 331.
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(70) Pontifical Council for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law,
Response (20 June 1987): AAS 79 (1987), p. 1249.
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(71) Cf. C.I.C., can. 266, § 1.
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(72) Cf. ibid., can. 6, § 1, 2o.
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(73) Cf. Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship, Directory for Masses with children
Pueros Baptizatos (1 Nov. 1973), n. 48: AAS 66 (1974), p. 44.
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(75) Cf. C.I.C., can. 517, § 1.
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(76) The non-ordained faithful or a group of them entrusted with a collaboration in the
exercise of pastoral care can not be given the title of "community leader" or any other
expression indicating the same idea.
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(77) Cf. C.I.C., can. 519.
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(78) Cf. ibid., can. 538, §§ 1-2.
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(79) Cf. ibid., can. 186.
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(80) Cf. Congregation for the Clergy, Directory for the Life and Ministry of Priests Tota
Ecclesia (31 January 1994), n. 44.
DAILY CATHOLIC Sources to Instructions from Vatican volume 8, no. 47




December 1997