Canon 616 §4: Suppression of a sui iuris Monastery of Nuns
Regrettably, not a few sui iuris monasteries of nuns in the United States seek the advice of canonists about suppression. Declining vocations, the aging of members, and their inability to care for their ill and elderly while maintaining the monastery raise questions about their continuation as a an...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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Roman Replies and CLSA Advisory Opinions 2017
Year: 2017, Pages: 68-69 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Catholic church, Verfasserschaft1, Codex iuris canonici (1983). 616,4
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/ Nun
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| Further subjects: | B
sui iuris
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| Summary: | Regrettably, not a few sui iuris monasteries of nuns in the United States seek the advice of canonists about suppression. Declining vocations, the aging of members, and their inability to care for their ill and elderly while maintaining the monastery raise questions about their continuation as a an institute of consecrated life. At times, there is a “cry for help” only when the community is down to three or four fragile nuns, including an Abbess/Prioress whose term has expired or is about to. What are the canonist’s responsibilities in such cases? |
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| ISBN: | 193220847X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Roman Replies and CLSA Advisory Opinions 2017
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