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72 Chapter 335 GDC, no. 120.36 Cf. Pope John Paul II, Encyclical Letter, On the Relationship Between Faith and Reason (Fideset Ratio) (Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1998).37 Committee on the Relationship between Eastern and Latin Catholic Church, NationalConference of Catholic Bishops, Eastern Catholics in the United States of America(Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1999).38 Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, The Ecumenical Dimension in theFormation of Pastoral Workers (March 9, 1998), in Ecumenical Formation of Pastoral Workers(Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1998); cf. BNFPD, no. 88.39 PDV, no. 55.40 Ibid., no. 57; cf. BNFPD, no. 85.41 DMLPD, no. 78.42 BNFPD, no. 87.43 PDV, no. 57.44 Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, op. cit.45 BNFPD, no. 88.46 Ibid., nos. 81, 86.47 Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation, On the Family (Familiaris Consortio)(Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1981). no. 70.48 Aspirants, candidates and deacons will be required to participate in classes, pastoral ministriesand services, and spiritual exercises. It is necessary, therefore, to focus this injunctionproposed by the Holy Father in his encyclical letter, Familiaris Consortio, in its applicationto the specific pastoral work of organizing the formation, ministry, and life of aspirants,candidates and deacons—“No plan for organized pastoral work at any level must ever failto take into consideration the pastoral area of the family.” To assist the director of formationand the director of deacon personnel to comply with this injunction in preparing andimplementing a diocesan plan, organization, and schedule for the formation, ministry andlife of aspirants, candidates, and deacons, A Family Perspective in Church and Society, publishedby the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Marriage andFamily (Tenth Anniversary Edition, September, 1998) will prove useful. In reflecting uponthe experience of the Synod of Bishops convoked in 1980 by John Paul II on the topic offamily life in the modern world, as well as his apostolic exhortation in 1981 on the family,the committee authored this document with the intent “to elicit continuing pastoral actionin support of family life” (p. v). The entire document needs to be read, studied, and reflectedupon “so that the concept of a family perspective will have practical implications”(p. vi)in the formation, ministry, and life of aspirants, candidates, and deacons. It will be helpfulin the scheduling of formation events to include the formation participants. Therefore, “todevelop a family perspective in policies, programs, ministries, and services,” those responsiblefor formation need to:
Notes73• Keep up-to-date with family changes and trends in the nation and in their locale,and then examine their policies, programs, ministries, and service in light of thisinformation.• Be sensitive to the fact that many kinds of families participate in programs.• Be sensitive to the special needs families experience and the pressures and stressthese needs create. Leaders need to help families identify these pressures and [inpartnership help families] deal with them.• Be sensitive, in planning, to the time and energy commitments of families whereboth parents—or the only parent—are employed.• Be sensitive to the economic pressures families experience today.• Understand that all programs affect families, even programs aimed at individuals.All social institutions, including the Church, make a direct or indirect impact on theunity, well-being, health, and stability of families. There is a tendency to replace familyresponsibilities, in part or in their entirety, by social institutions or to marginalizefamilies’ participation in the various programs and services provided by these institutionsbecause these services are designed primarily for individuals.• Help families manage their coordinating and mediating responsibility, rather thancomplicate it. For example, parish leaders often tell family members that their participationin parish programs is imperative. But families need to be active participantsin determining parish priorities, and they have a responsibility to determinetheir participation . . . based on a realistic assessment of their energy, family time,and resources.• What the Church does and how it does it affect the unity, well-being, health, andstability of families. Church leaders need to be more aware of how the Church’s policies,programs, ministries, and services can either help or hinder families in fulfillingtheir own basic responsibilities. Church leaders need to see themselves as partnerswith families.FP, pp. 10-11, 46-47 (Cf., also, DMLPD, no. 61; BNFPD, no. 27).49 CIC, c. 1031: 2; cf. BNFPD, no. 37.50 DMLPD, no. 61.51 BNFPD, no. 37.52 DMLPD, no. 81.53 BNFPD, no. 56; cf. DMLPD, nos. 61, 81.54 “While the decision to accept such a [divorced] man remains with the bishop, it must beexercised with the highest caution and prudence. This is particularly so if the candidate hashad his marriage declared null by a Church tribunal on psychological grounds (cf. Letter ofthe Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education, dated 8 July 1983, Prot. N. 657/83 &982/80/136, to His Excellency the Most Rev. John Roach, Archbishop of St. Paul andMinneapolis, President of the Episcopal Conference of the USA, concerning the admissionto seminary of men whose marriages have been declared null by ecclesiastical tribunals).”
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72 Chapter 335 GDC, no. 120.36 Cf. Pope John Paul II, Encyclical Letter, On <strong>the</strong> Relationship Between Faith <strong>and</strong> Reason (Fideset Ratio) (Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1998).37 Committee on <strong>the</strong> Relationship between Eastern <strong>and</strong> Latin Catholic Church, <strong>National</strong>Conference <strong>of</strong> Catholic Bishops, Eastern Catholics in <strong>the</strong> United States <strong>of</strong> America(Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1999).38 Pontifical Council <strong>for</strong> Promoting Christian Unity, The Ecumenical Dimension in <strong>the</strong><strong>Formation</strong> <strong>of</strong> Pastoral Workers (March 9, 1998), in Ecumenical <strong>Formation</strong> <strong>of</strong> Pastoral Workers(Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1998); cf. BNFPD, no. 88.39 PDV, no. 55.40 Ibid., no. 57; cf. BNFPD, no. 85.41 DMLPD, no. 78.42 BNFPD, no. 87.43 PDV, no. 57.44 Pontifical Council <strong>for</strong> Promoting Christian Unity, op. cit.45 BNFPD, no. 88.46 Ibid., nos. 81, 86.47 Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation, On <strong>the</strong> Family (Familiaris Consortio)(Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, 1981). no. 70.48 Aspirants, c<strong>and</strong>idates <strong>and</strong> deacons will be required to participate in classes, pastoral ministries<strong>and</strong> services, <strong>and</strong> spiritual exercises. It is necessary, <strong>the</strong>re<strong>for</strong>e, to focus this injunctionproposed by <strong>the</strong> Holy Fa<strong>the</strong>r in his encyclical letter, Familiaris Consortio, in its applicationto <strong>the</strong> specific pastoral work <strong>of</strong> organizing <strong>the</strong> <strong>for</strong>mation, ministry, <strong>and</strong> life <strong>of</strong> aspirants,c<strong>and</strong>idates <strong>and</strong> deacons—“No plan <strong>for</strong> organized pastoral work at any level must ever failto take into consideration <strong>the</strong> pastoral area <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> family.” To assist <strong>the</strong> director <strong>of</strong> <strong>for</strong>mation<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> director <strong>of</strong> deacon personnel to comply with this injunction in preparing <strong>and</strong>implementing a diocesan plan, organization, <strong>and</strong> schedule <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>for</strong>mation, ministry <strong>and</strong>life <strong>of</strong> aspirants, c<strong>and</strong>idates, <strong>and</strong> deacons, A Family Perspective in Church <strong>and</strong> Society, publishedby <strong>the</strong> United States Conference <strong>of</strong> Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Marriage <strong>and</strong>Family (Tenth Anniversary Edition, September, 1998) will prove useful. In reflecting upon<strong>the</strong> experience <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Synod <strong>of</strong> Bishops convoked in 1980 by John Paul II on <strong>the</strong> topic <strong>of</strong>family life in <strong>the</strong> modern world, as well as his apostolic exhortation in 1981 on <strong>the</strong> family,<strong>the</strong> committee authored this document with <strong>the</strong> intent “to elicit continuing pastoral actionin support <strong>of</strong> family life” (p. v). The entire document needs to be read, studied, <strong>and</strong> reflectedupon “so that <strong>the</strong> concept <strong>of</strong> a family perspective will have practical implications”(p. vi)in <strong>the</strong> <strong>for</strong>mation, ministry, <strong>and</strong> life <strong>of</strong> aspirants, c<strong>and</strong>idates, <strong>and</strong> deacons. It will be helpfulin <strong>the</strong> scheduling <strong>of</strong> <strong>for</strong>mation events to include <strong>the</strong> <strong>for</strong>mation participants. There<strong>for</strong>e, “todevelop a family perspective in policies, programs, ministries, <strong>and</strong> services,” those responsible<strong>for</strong> <strong>for</strong>mation need to:
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