Spiritus Domini Latin for 'The Spirit of the Lord' Apostolic letter of Pope Francis | |
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Signature date | 10 January 2021 |
Subject | Change to canon 230 §1 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law to allow women to be instituted as acolytes and lectors |
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AAS | 113 (2): 169-170 |
Spiritus Domini is an apostolic letter in the form of a motu proprio by Pope Francis signed on 10 January 2021 and released the next day. It changed the 1983 Code of Canon Law to allow women to be admitted to the instituted ministries of acolyte and lector (reader), which had until then been exclusively available to men.
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