Spiritus Domini (Pope Francis)

Spiritus Domini
Latin for 'The Spirit of the Lord'
Apostolic letter of Pope Francis
Coat of arms of Pope Francis
Signature date 10 January 2021
SubjectChange to canon 230 §1 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law to allow women to be instituted as acolytes and lectors
Text
AAS113 (2): 169-170
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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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