De Ordine 1008-1054

Question 0

What happened to can. 1009 in 2009?

Answer 0

Added paragraph 3: those who are consecrated in the order of the episcopate or the presbyterate receive the mission and capacity (facultatem) to act in the person of Christ the head, whereas deacons are empowered to serve the people of God in the ministries of the liturgy, the word, and charity.

Question 1

Document that changed cann. 1008 and 1009

Answer 1

Omnium in mentem, oct 26 2009 p. Benedict 16

Question 2

Confusion in using the term “ordo” (ordo, ordinis, M)

Answer 2

Used in can. 95 as a rule of order
Can 604: ordo virginum
It’s used in liturgical law

Question 3

The cause and end for the difference between sacred ministers and other faithful

Answer 3

Can. 1008:
Cause: through the sacrament of orders
End: that they may serve the people of god by a new and specific title.

Question 4

The two modes of participation in the one priesthood of Christ (baptismal & ministerial) differ in:

Answer 4

Essence (not grade)

Question 5

Why the priest isn’t a mediator or bridge like Jesus:

Answer 5

The priest participates in the one mediation of Christ in the sacraments and the faithful participate in it in their personal sacrifice, while it is the priests actions that guarantee a valid sacrifice, he cannot be a pure mediator like Christ since his salvation (confessing his sins and being baptized) depended on another priest.

Question 6

Decree in Trent that distinguishes (or doesn’t) the grades of orders

Answer 6

C.6 decr. De sacram. Ordinis session 23

Question 7

Lg 21 priest:bishop

Answer 7

Bishop is the fullness of the priesthood

Question 8

CIC ‘17 changes words from Trent on the grades

Answer 8

Divina ordinatione instituta (Trent)

- can 108$3 (CIC 17) ex divina institutione

Question 9

Jerome school of jurisdictional difference in episcopal ordination, list others and the counter school

Answer 9

Jerome school: Grazianus, Lombard, bonaventure, Albert the great, aquinas,

Other school, Dionysus and later the decree commentary of uguccio. - structure is divine right.

Question 10

The sacramentality of the bishop ordination is the theological base for these 2 doctrinal points

Answer 10

Collegiality (LG 22), the ordination to episcopate is a “sine qua non” for entry into the episcopal college

The use of all 3 munera without jurisdiction

Question 11

Order of concentration of MUNUS as written in LG

Answer 11

1. Apostles (19)
2. College of bishops (20-23)
3. Priests (28)
4. Deacons (28) does not reference acts 6 (different thing)

Question 12

Munus

Answer 12

Participation in the ontological power of Christ

Question 13

Potesta

Answer 13

Power to govern and teach (jurisdictional)

Question 14

Benedict’s retirement in terms of potesta and munera

Answer 14

He was afforded a special jurisdiction of potesta as pope that he no longer has, but his munera was the same, as a bishop

Question 15

Can. 1012

Answer 15

Lg 26, ordinary minister, no invalidating clause. Could use analogy of can 882, ordinary minister of confirmation.

Question 16

Validity of acts for a bishop outside the college

Answer 16

Eucharist: valid

Act of governance: invalid (can. 124 not habiles)

Question 17

The two munera who’s potesta or jurisdiction can be taken away

Answer 17

Teach and govern (past. Greg 8,9)

Question 18

Can you say that the Orthodox Church has hierarchical communion but to a lesser degree?

Answer 18

You probably shouldn’t, their bishops don’t have a pontifical mandate so their juridical acts are invalid (teaching and governing). But the spirit is always pushing toward unity.