Consultation with two pastors in the removal of a pastor
"A pastor of a parish was involved in a serious car accident in which he suffered brain injury. After several months of treatment in the hospital he returned to his parish. Physically he looked all right, but his brain injury began to show its effects on his memory. The parishioners began to no...
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2006
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Roman replies and CLSA advisory opinions
Year: 2006, Pages: 98-104 |
| IxTheo Classification: | SB Catholic Church law |
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Catholic church Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 1754, §2
B Procedural law B Removal from office B Transfer Church law B Pastor B Klerikerrecht B Catholic church Codex iuris canonici 1983. can. 1742, §1 |
| Summary: | "A pastor of a parish was involved in a serious car accident in which he suffered brain injury. After several months of treatment in the hospital he returned to his parish. Physically he looked all right, but his brain injury began to show its effects on his memory. The parishioners began to notice some abnormal behavior in his daily activities and even in the celebration of the Eucharist. They reported the situation to the bishop and the bishop, after ascertaining the facts of how the pastor's physical and mental state was affecting his parish ministry, requested the pastor to resign with the assurance that he would be given a ministry that would suit his physical and mental health. He refused to resign. In the absence of the group of pastors constituted by the presbyteral council in the diocese specifically for consultation by the bishop in case of removal of a pastor from the office of pastor, the bishop discussed the matter with the Priests Personnel Committee in order to issue the decree of removal. He was reminded of the fact that such an act would be illegitimate if he did not consult the two pastors from the group constituted by the Presbyteral Council for this purpose. The bishop asks whether the priests he should consult in case of removal of a pastor from the parish should be "pastors" in the strict sense or is it sufficient that the Priests Personnel Committee, which consists of several parish priests, is consulted by the bishop to act legitimately in the act of removal of a pastor from his office?" |
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