Canon
1021
1. Unless
other provisions have been made, each eparchy, according to the particular law
of the proper Church sui iuris of
which it is
a part, is to have a special fund which collects
goods and
offerings, and whose purpose is to provide appropriately for the decent and
fundamentally equal support of all the
clerics who
serve the eparchy. 2. Wherever social security and
health
insurance have not yet been suitably arranged for the
clergy, the
particular law of each Church sui iuris will provide
for the
creation of institutes safeguarding these benefits and
put them
under the vigilance of the local hierarch. 3. Insofar
as it is
necessary, each eparchy is to establish a general fund
according
to a manner defined by the particular law of its own
Church sui
iuris, through which the eparchial bishops can satisfy
obligations
towards other persons who serve the Church as well as
meet the
various needs of the eparchy; this fund can also be the
means
through which the wealthier eparchies can aid the poorer
ones.
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