Every Bishop, priest and religious reading this article should know that we all have a dual membership, and therefore a dual identity: one as a member of the Church and another as a member of the Registered Society. We are members of both at one and the same time.
Dual Membership
As Church personnel, we live according to our ecclesiastical identity, but, as members of a Registered Society, we function with our civil identity. Are you wondering what I mean? We belong to two organizations simultaneously: the Catholic Church and the Registered Society. As Christians, we belong to the Catholic Church and thus come under the Regulations of the Church Law; as members of the Registered Society, we fall under the Regulations of its Constitution.
Fr Alex G. SJ
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