Program of Priestly Formation (Ascension)

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Program of Priestly Formation

f. With the consent of the rector or seminary board, make use of money which is surplus after payment of expenses and which can be profitably invested for the purposes of the seminary. g. Keep accurate records of income and expenditures. h. Draw up an account of his or her administration at the end of the year. i. Keep in order and preserve in a convenient and suitable archive the documents and records establishing the rights of the seminary to its goods; where conveniently possible, authentic copies must be placed in the seminary archives. 519 All professors of the seminary are approved and appointed by the competent authority on recommendation of the rector according to the approved statutes of the institution. 521 To teach on an ecclesiastical faculty, a professor requires a canonical mission from the appropriate ecclesiastical authority. 522 In both cases, such commissioning represents a collaborative link between the professor and the Magisterium. “The theologian’s code of conduct, which obviously has its origin in the service of the Word of God, is here reinforced by the commitment the theologian assumes in accepting his office, making the profession of faith, and taking the oath of fidelity.” 523 Professors are an integral part of the mission of the seminary community. “The professors should be regarded as part of a single teaching community, and true educators. They ought to guide seminarians towards that 519 See CIC, c. 1284 §2, 1°-9°. 520 This section applies to both priests and laity who have teaching responsibilities in the seminary. 521 See Optatam Totius , no. 5; CIC, c. 253 §1; CCEO, cc. 340 §1, 351. 522 See Veritatis Gaudium , no. 27 §1; St. John Paul II, Sapientia Christiana ( On Ecclesiastical Universities and Faculties , 1979); CIC, c. 818; CCEO, c. 644. 523 Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Donum Veritatis ( Instruction on the Ecclesial Vocation of the Theologian , 1990), no. 22, www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_ doc_19900524_theologian-vocation_en.html . See CIC, c. 833 7°; Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Formula to be used for the Profession of Faith and for the Oath of Fidelity to assume an office to be exercised in the name of the Church ( Professio fidei et iusiurandum fidelitatis ), AAS 90 (1998): 542-551. Seminary Professors 520 Conditions of Service

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