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503 | ours
504 I,5| as superiors and excludes outright an “ordinary and exclusive
505 | over
506 II,1| spiritual governance --, to overturn it.~Ø It is always
507 I,2| event” (Dortel-Claudot, p. 776). The Congregation
508 II,1| correctly);~4. that, more particularly the consultors or councilors,
509 Int | divide my exposition into two parts:~in the First Part: we
510 Con | gift, knowing that they pass through his rationality,
511 II,1| must feel a “part”, and a passion for good, for the positive,
512 I,4| powers of the pope, bishop pastor and superior at different
513 I,5| of apostolic life on the path blazed by today’s sociological
514 Con | congregation, joined with patience and forbearance which, however,
515 II,1| methods of a sociological or pedagogical type; ~3. that, consequently,
516 I,1| but neither should we look pejoratively upon exceptions that the
517 II,1| decision and, therefore, perform the function which in the
518 Con | will never decline into permissiveness or betrayal of the truth.~
519 II,1| of spiritual discernment permits us to understand other important
520 II,1| superior) with an equally pernicious error, that of making the
521 I,5| authoritarianism and the personalism of certain superiors, a
522 I,1| counsel of a “collegium vel personarium coetus” (which is something
523 II,1| mentality which leads to pharisaic and dictatorial absolutism:
524 II,1| favorable to him, could have picked up elements during the discussion
525 II,1| activity that enters into the picture of communicating spiritually,
526 I,5| opinion in order to be able to place his/her juridical act validly.
527 I,5| among themselves.~We could polarize our reflection beginning
528 I,5| authentic interpretation of the Pontifical Commission for the authentic
529 I,4| hierarchical powers of the pope, bishop pastor and superior
530 II,1| which seems to contradict positions held by the CCL or the Commission
531 I,5| litres of ink have been poured out over this (or better,
532 Con | have mercy and love for the poverties/brokenness of the brothers/
533 II,1| because they appear more powerful!], but they are also the
534 Con | this office, as rather to pray the Lord to grant us these
535 I,1| 1.- Some general premises: Before entering into the
536 Int | meetings; and already the preparation of this talk offered more
537 I,5| doubts: Can. 127 is clear in presenting the juridical person or
538 I,2| order to be developed and preserved. Alongside the Holy Spirit,
539 II,1| are directed and which is presupposed at point 4. It is right
540 II,1| the council), and which presupposes a definite spiritual climate
541 II,1| her/his own sense of God, primacy of the Spirit and interior
542 II,1| characterized communication in the primitive Church: it is a question
543 I,2| body animated by a vital principle that organizes it, give
544 Con | clarifications which there will probably be, and which you will can
545 I,2| how to renew the election procedure for Superior and Councils;
546 I,5| openness of awareness and a profound personal relationship between
547 II,1| that the subject can be profoundly open with all the council
548 I,5| or, thinking they are progressive, call for a collegial type
549 I,2| There was a mushrooming of project studies, of organigrams,
550 I,5| be jealously guarded and promoted, and that, since this is
551 II,1| of governing, that is, of promoting the common good according
552 I,5| 1985, two years after the promulgation of the present Code.~Still,
553 II,1| community (1 Cor 14:12), to prophecy one at a time (1 Cor 14:
554 I,2| the individual sub-units (provinces, departments, regions, local
555 Int | to discern and exercise prudence, the ability to relate and
556 Int | would say even decisive, psychological and spiritual aspects enter
557 I,1| the Church, which would push increasingly toward “charismatism”
558 I,4| form of a triangle or a pyramid which emphasizes the hierarchical
559 II,1| dynamics of election [Note: “quid est” (what is) election
560 II,1| today really seems to be quite weakened by this.~Some of
561 II,1| Ghirlanda in the article quoted above in Periodica, to which
562 II,1| from your experience, could raise an objection saying that,
563 I,2| for a consultation of the rank-and-file members, etc…~Faced with
564 II,1| intellect). But this is rationalism; it is ideologism: and consecrated
565 II,1| freedom and would fall into a rationalistic government that would impede
566 Con | that they pass through his rationality, his goodness, his commitment,
567 II,1| It is always necessary to reach a vote: it is not sufficient
568 Int | spiritual, unified and synthetic reading of legal information,, starting
569 II,1| life in the Church today really seems to be quite weakened
570 II,1| discussion. Also for this reason the reference to council
571 Con | concluding I feel a duty to recall two aspects that ought to
572 I,5| where Can. 127 is expressly recalled by the legislator. As Ghirlanda
573 I,1| the universal law: it can receive specific approval by the
574 II,1| council that the superior receives as instrument and information
575 I,2| we almost searched for recipes to measure out well, according
576 I,5| regarding its nature, we must recognize that today there is not
577 I,1| respect regarding a duly recognized charism. [If then, the Church
578 II,1| study in a spiritual line to reconcile the data that the CCL offers
579 I,1| administration in the Church) to have recourse to the consent or to the
580 II,1| dimension of his government, redesigning it not according to the
581 I,5| government of a superior, without reducing that person to being a simple
582 I,1| The canons to which I will refer are those that were given
583 I,5| figure of the council must reflect the proper nature of the
584 I,1| to government structure – reflects the founding charism of
585 I,5| the 2nd Case is totally refused. What’s more there are irrefutable
586 I,5| other hand, the See itself refuses.~In fact, if on the one
587 I,5| monastic) with chapter regime, must have a personal government
588 I,3| particular entities (province, region, local community, special
589 I,2| provinces, departments, regions, local communities) or designing
590 I,2| organizes it, give it unity, regulates and governs it in order
591 I,2| totality of all those actions, relationships and movements of the Congregation’
592 II,1| extraordinary, ordinary. But it also remains true…~7. that the councilors,
593 Con | betrayal of the truth.~The reminder of all these qualities that
594 II,1| collegial government, he would renounce his freedom and would fall
595 I,5| to me that question n. 2) reported above, that is if the superior
596 Int | that the fact that the request for a treatment of this
597 Con | your possible objections or requests for further clarifications
598 I,5| precisely of Vatican II, which requires of everyone an effort and
599 II,1| enjoyment for investigation and research.~6. that still, as
600 I,1| will be important the we reserve a good space for discussion
601 II,1| It is right that it be reserved to the superior. For other
602 I,5| humility not to want to resolve in a strictly canonical
603 I,5| has the right to vote, is resolved at root, with a negative
604 I,5| response. We would have to respond “nego suppositum” because
605 I,5| at root, with a negative response. We would have to respond “
606 I,1| an excessively rigid and restricted legislation is not thinkable.
607 II,1| formal vote, even though the result of it and the position of
608 II,1| discernment process? ~Let’s return to our outline:~ ~The decision
609 II,1| develops according to definite rhythms and lines of strength, beginning
610 I,5| there is acknowledged a rightful autonomy of life, especially
611 I,5| that he is a member.~We rightfully talk about the “superior’
612 II,1| is no less true that the rightly-ordered human will does not move
613 I,1| other hand, an excessively rigid and restricted legislation
614 Con | chance to progress on the road to holiness.~The second
615 I,5| it seems that there is no room for the 2nd Case. The function
616 I,5| to vote, is resolved at root, with a negative response.
617 I,2| consultation of the grass roots, in order to focus better
618 I,5| council and it cannot be said that he is a member.~We
619 II,1| progress in the Spirit and the sanctification of its individual members.
620 I,2| provincial or local councils; we saw chapters, or general, provincial
621 Int | because they offer it the scene in which to be embodied
622 I,4| Decree “Experimenta” of SCRIS of 1972] except the cases
623 I,2| and Councils; we almost searched for recipes to measure out
624 Int | a separate or juxtaposed sector, but rather as a dimension
625 I,5| spiritual theology that we will seek to clarify now in the second
626 I,5| spirituality and genuine seeking for God’s will to promote
627 Con | goodness, his commitment, his sensitivity and his trust. Thank you!~ ~
628 II,1| better reasons, both, for the separation of subjects in ordinary
629 I,1| Therefore, we must consider seriously the canonical prescriptions,
630 Int | ability of the superior to settle a question in case of a
631 I,5| that today there is not a shared view about all the points
632 II,1| criteria, motivations, in short: the information/data around
633 II,1| it is surely helpful to show how it can be concretely
634 II,1| human viewpoint because it shows confusion between “being”
635 II,1| instead, on the opposite side he always had the councilors
636 II,1| vote, on the one hand, and similarly on the other hand, opinion
637 II,1| precisely because she/he is a single, limited person, are unequal
638 Con | brokenness of the brothers/sisters and of the congregation,
639 Int | as well as communities or smaller groups—Provincial Community,
640 I,5| 127 § 1. This is a real snag, and litres of ink have
641 I,1| admits as “privileges”. These so-called privileges are rather a
642 I,2| from civil society or from social co-existence among people
643 I,2| have the impression that sociologists too easily acted like “bosses”,
644 | something
645 I,1| important the we reserve a good space for discussion and needed
646 I,1| than the Council that we speak of regarding Institutes
647 I,5| organism of governance strictly speaking, but rather of collaboration
648 I,5| group of which Can. 127 speaks is not that of deciding
649 II,1| according to each one’s specificity, one can grasp the wealth
650 II,1| bibliography. I don’t want to spend time on it either, especially
651 I,4| the form of a circle and sphere which emphasize participation,
652 Int | not to be confused with a spiritualistic, detached way of seeing
653 II,1| picture of communicating spiritually, communicating from one’
654 II,1| of the superior, who, in spite of the vote favorable to
655 Int | spiritual perspective does not stand like a separate or juxtaposed
656 Int | talk offered more than one.~State of the question: In this
657 II,1| discernment – expression and statement of personal governance proper
658 II,1| seems to me that certain statements often made regarding its
659 II,1| established by the particular statutes. If he/she acts without
660 Int | I have always received stimulation and enrichment from these
661 II,1| definite rhythms and lines of strength, beginning and availing
662 I,4| organ understood in the strict sense is that of the dismissal
663 I,5| or better, thousands of strikes of characters!)~ ~It is
664 I,5| find themselves debating strongly among themselves.~We could
665 I,2| common human group, is “a structured whole formed by religious
666 I,2| to renew the government structures of our Institute, so as
667 I,2| different Institutes); we studied at length how to renew the
668 II,1| A second way or lens for studying the topic of the relationship
669 I,2| Congregation and the individual sub-units (provinces, departments,
670 I,1| toward “charismatism” or “subjectivism” not only on a personal
671 I,5| will of the legislator “to submit at least by rule, the Councils
672 I,2| etc…, which are, then, substantially the values involved in our
673 II,1| contribution as council a substitution of the superior’s governance,
674 II,1| discussion come to a vote; it suffices that all have had the opportunity
675 II,1| reach a vote: it is not sufficient that the councilors express
676 II,1| relate to him might not take sufficiently into account the personal
677 I,5| and subsidiarity. The CCL suggests, as I see it, a more spiritual
678 I,1| will say might seem like a suit that’s a little tight-fitting.
679 Int | spirituality; rather they are its support and indispensable base,
680 I,5| would have to respond “nego suppositum” because this question comes
681 I,5| reaction that led to the suppression of the very figure and role
682 II,1| spiritual governance” it is surely helpful to show how it can
683 I,4| more proper to councils, synods, chapters or general congregations,
684 I,5| collegial government” is not synonymous with “chapter government”:
685 II,1| the bibliography. I don’t want to spend time on it
686 Int | talk, which should be a take-off point for discussion on
687 I,2| levels, according to models taken from civil society or from
688 | taking
689 Int | Community, or apostolic team) according to the mind of
690 I,5| commitment beyond a purely technical framework of legislative
691 II,1| gift of the council than to techniques or methods of a sociological
692 I,5| irrefutable historical data that tell us that it is tolerated.
693 Con | sensitivity and his trust. Thank you!~ ~
694 Int | INTRODUCTION~Thanks for the invitation: I have
695 I,5| certain canonists or spiritual theologians who, to eliminate the problem
696 I,5| the studies of spiritual theology that we will seek to clarify
697 I,1| restricted legislation is not thinkable. It could either cripple
698 II,1| lack of time.~c) The third way that I would like to
699 II,1| manifestation not only of a thirst to have also deliberative
700 I,5| out over this (or better, thousands of strikes of characters!)~ ~
701 | Thus
702 I,1| like a suit that’s a little tight-fitting. There can be various reasons
703 I,5| are the two terms of our title.~By Council, of which Can.
704 | together
705 I,5| that tell us that it is tolerated. In fact, even after this
706 | too
707 I,4| vertical” dimension, from the top to the bottom and representable
708 I,2| in an organigram, is the totality of all those actions, relationships
709 I,5| exactly that the 2nd Case is totally refused. What’s more there
710 I,1| Institute. Therefore, to touch and change the government
711 I,2| types of councils: the most traditional general, provincial or local
712 Int | not mean that we can then tranquilly bypass and ignore canonical
713 I,1| gift, or it could induce transgression or less respect for the
714 II,1| into the voluntarism which translated into government terms we
715 Int | Consecrated Life, I would like to treat especially the relationship
716 Int | fact that the request for a treatment of this topic was made to
717 I,4| representable in the form of a triangle or a pyramid which emphasizes
718 Con | his sensitivity and his trust. Thank you!~ ~
719 II,1| you a little is that of trying to frame the whole question
720 I,2| a multiplication of new types of councils: the most traditional
721 II,1| what is) election in the U.S.?]. Like any decision made
722 | under
723 Int | these do not regard only the underlying anthropological attitudes
724 II,1| single, limited person, are unequal to fulfilling the entire
725 II,1| Certain expressions like: “unfortunately we have only consultative
726 Int | do a wise and spiritual, unified and synthetic reading of
727 II,1| subject. In fact, since it is unthinkable that the subject can be
728 II,1| impulsiveness, inopportune, untimely and disorderly interventions, (
729 II,1| information which God also uses to make known his will.~ ~
730 | using
731 I,5| superior, with a consequent vacuum of authority and responsibility.
732 I,5| place his/her juridical act validly. Besides, that the superior
733 II,1| various kinds, of different value and significance (historical,
734 I,1| counsel of a “collegium vel personarium coetus” (which
735 I,4| between the demands and the “vertical” dimension, from the top
736 Int | anthropological attitudes and the virtues that are required for councilors
737 I,2| since it is an organic and visible body, there is also human
738 I,2| organic body animated by a vital principle that organizes
739 II,1| council would fall into the voluntarism which translated into government
740 II,1| more than the intellect (voluntaristic mentality which leads to
741 I,5| councils, think of giving voting right to the superior, at
742 II,1| governance and even without wanting to make their contribution
743 II,1| 20), without confusion or wasting of energies, and therefore
744 I,3| can be understood in two ways: 1) as promotion of the
745 II,1| really seems to be quite weakened by this.~Some of you, starting
746 II,1| specificity, one can grasp the wealth that derives from their
747 | where
748 | whether
749 | while
750 | whom
751 | whomever
752 | whose
753 I,2| to better contain the new wine of the spirit of the Council.
754 Int | intention is to try to do a wise and spiritual, unified and
755 | within
756 I,2| apostolic effectiveness, and witness to authenticity of consecrated
757 II,1| between these two subjects working for the good of the congregation
758 II,1| the entire reality, the world, the Church, the congregation
759 II,1| of information or, even worse, of chatting/gossip; more
760 II,1| deliberative vote, are not “worth less” than the superior
761 I,5| without crushing it and wounding it; but it is also true
762 II,1| the better (not “what’s wrong in that”, but “how to do
763 Int | groups—Provincial Community, Zonal, Regional or Local Community,
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