The belonging of the pendular faithful to the elective parish. New criteria for joining a new parish (Part II)

Abstract

In the face of acute urban mobility and the growing number of pendular faithful, it is expressly important that the parish does not close in on itself. The proposition to change parishes has two causes. On the one hand, the ordering of the itinerary to be put into practice (promulgation of the law and implementation of the phases of accompaniment and discernment, petition, evaluation and notification or execution); on the other, the elucidation of the actions of the subjects involved in the itinerary (bishop, pastor, pendular faithful). The fundamental point for adscription lies in the conjunction between the objective criterion that underlies the identification of the pendular faithful with the chosen parish and their ultimate intention to be a true ecclesial community. Once the faithful are enrolled, they receive two benefits: they belong to the chosen parish, they acquire another domicile - domicilium legalis pastoralis - and they obtain a new pastor. Pastoral power as service is the distinguishing mark of these actions carried out to promote and facilitate the relaxation of the parochial bond.