What is a personal prelature? How does it resemble and how does it differ from other juridical structures in the Church? Why is there only one? The most frequently asked questions are briefly answered here.
Msgr. Errázuriz Mackenna, a Chilean, is professor at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. He is also a Consultor for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, and the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts. His books include Il diritto e la giustizia nella Chiesa (Law and Justice in the Church), published by Giuffré Editori.
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1. What is a personal prelature?
2. How is a personal prelature created?
3. How long have personal prelatures existed in the Church?
4. How many personal prelatures are there at present? Why aren’t there more?
5. How do personal prelatures resemble and how do they differ from dioceses, religious orders and movements?
6. What was Opus Dei before it became a prelature? How did the 1950 statutes differ from the present ones?
7. Does Opus Dei have greater autonomy now that it is a prelature. Can one speak of Opus Dei as a church within the Church?
8. What is the mission of the prelature of Opus Dei? What is special about this mission that is not found in other Church entities?
9. How is the prelature of Opus Dei governed? Who directs it ?
10. How is it financed?
11. Upon whom does the prelate of Opus Dei depend? Who appoints him?
12. Do the laity belong to the prelature, or only the priests?
13. What is the difference between an ordinary Catholic who tries to practice his faith, although he may not always succeed, and someone in Opus Dei?
14. How is it possible that it requires a specific vocation to be a member of a prelature?
15. What commitments are made by a person who is incorporated in Opus Dei?
16. At the institutional level, what is Opus Dei’s relationship with the dioceses? Is its pastoral work carried out in accord with religious institutions and other ecclesial entities?
17. How does the diocese benefit from the work of the faithful of Opus Dei?
PERSONAL PRELATURES: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ( FAQ)
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What is a personal prelature?
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How is a personal prelature created?
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Opus Dei and the dioceses
At the institutional level, what is Opus Dei’s relationship with the dioceses? Is its pastoral work carried out in accord with religious institutions and other ecclesial entities? 2007/11/22
How is it financed?
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