Chapter 14. Priests

Priests' right to pray in the diaspora

Original Arabic Text

Based on the directives of His Holiness, the Holy Synod decided the following:

  1. A priest who travels abroad for treatment, if he does not have a letter from His Holiness the Pope personally to pray in the diaspora, then he may not pray.
  2. If he has a permit to pray from His Holiness the Pope, he may not pray in a particular church for an extended period.
  3. This is unlike those who go to a diocese that has a bishop in the diaspora, in which case, it is necessary for the Bishop to agree to him praying.