“A non-clerical member of an Institute of Consecrated Life or of a Clerical Society of Apostolic Life of pontifical right is appointed major superior, after having obtained a written license from the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life at the request of the Supreme Moderator with the consent of…
“A non-clerical member of an Institute of Consecrated Life or of a Clerical Society of Apostolic Life of pontifical right is appointed major superior, after having obtained a written license from the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life at the request of the Supreme Moderator with the consent of the Council,”
At the risk of asking a stupid question, what exactly are Institutes of Consecrated Life and Clerical Societies of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right? Are Clerical Societies groups that have priestly ministry as its main focus? Or are they groups that just happen to have priests? What are some examples of each of these groups?
“A non-clerical member of an Institute of Consecrated Life or of a Clerical Society of Apostolic Life of pontifical right is appointed major superior, after having obtained a written license from the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life at the request of the Supreme Moderator with the consent of the Council,”
At the risk of asking a stupid question, what exactly are Institutes of Consecrated Life and Clerical Societies of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right? Are Clerical Societies groups that have priestly ministry as its main focus? Or are they groups that just happen to have priests? What are some examples of each of these groups?