17 decrees found
Judgment of Priests
The Holy Synod decided the following:
- The application of Church laws not to rule on a Priest, except by a Clerical Council, with the possibility of temporarily stopping his work pending ...
Keywords: Discipline & Punishment, Church Canons, Priests
Chatper: Priests
Published: 21 June 1986
Priests praying engagement or crowning ceremonies in other dioceses
Every priest who performs an Engagement or Crowning in a place other than within his diocese, must carry a letter from the bishop, and obtain a permit to do so from the diocese in which the Engagem...
Keywords: Marriage, Engagement, Priests
Chatper: Priests
Published: 21 June 1986
Authority to administer ecclesiastic sanctions
Regarding ecclesiastic sanctions, the Holy Synod agreed that the Father of Confession, the Bishop, the Clerical Council, His Holiness the Pope, or the Holy Synod, determine the Church punishment ac...
Keywords: Discipline & Punishment, Church Canons
Chatper: Priests
Published: 05 June 1993
Rejection of the concept of "rotating priests"
The Synod rejected the idea of a "rotating priest", which is the idea that all priests pass through all churches in a city, periodically, free of specifying a church and a diocese for each of them....
Keywords: Pastoral Care, Priests
Chatper: Priests
Published: 05 June 1993
Social insurance for priests
The Synod decided that priests can join the social insurance system (as employers) so that their family can benefit from this advantage.
Keywords: Priests, Clergy support
Chatper: Priests
Published: 18 June 1994
Appointment of general priests is permissible
The Synod acknowledged that there may be a general priest (who may be installed later), and it is a useful situation to cover many needs.
Keywords: Appointments, Priests
Chatper: Priests
Published: 01 June 1996
Head covering requirements for priests
- The Synod decided that all married priests must adhere to the priestly crown [head covering], except in the case of his presence at home, so that he can wear whatever he wants on his head.
Keywords: Priests, Head coverings, Service clothes
Chatper: Priests
Published: 01 June 1996
Priests to be alerted about invitaions from Evangelicals
The Holy Synod decided the necessity of alerting priests and fathers to not respond to the invitations addressed to them to participate in conferences organised by the evangelical community. This i...
Keywords: Priests, Evangelicals
Chatper: Priests
Published: 01 June 1996
Priests are not to attend conferences with Protestants
The Holy Synod approved the recommendation of the Pastoral Care and Services Committee that priests should not go to conferences to which Protestants would be invited, except with the permission of...
Keywords: Priests, Conferences, Protestants
Chatper: Priests
Published: 14 June 1997
Bishops to inform priests not to attend Protestant conferences
The Holy Synod approved the recommendation of the Pastoral Care and Services Committee that bishops should inform the priests of the Synod's decision in the 1997 meeting that priests not go to conf...
Keywords: Bishops, Priests, Conferences, Protestants
Chatper: Priests
Published: 06 June 1998