Canonical Transfer

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I just sent in my letter asking for transfer to the UGCC, prayers please!
 
I haven’t put my application in yet. Still waiting for my wife to agree.
 
smad0142 said:
I just sent in my letter asking for transfer to the UGCC, prayers please!
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Isn’t it two letters? One to your current bishop and one to the bishop you want to be received by?
ConstantineTG said:
I haven’t put my application in yet. Still waiting for my wife to agree.
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Not to be nosy, is this a personal choice? I am not aware that a wife must approve of a transfer.
 
I need the permission of my Bishop first before I ask the UGCC Bishop if he will accept my petition.
 
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I need the permission of my Bishop first before I ask the UGCC Bishop if he will accept my petition.
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I understand now.

It is two letters but you do not send the second one until the positive answer to the first one.

Makes sense when I think about it.

Thanks!
 
ByzCath said:
I understand now.

It is two letters but you do not send the second one until the positive answer to the first one.

Makes sense when I think about it.

Thanks!
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Of course, Brother! Please keep this intention in your prayers if you would be so kind!
 
smad0142 said:
Of course, Brother! Please keep this intention in your prayers if you would be so kind!
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Consider it done, please keep us updated.

I will especially pray for the intercession of Blessed Titus Brandsma and Saint Peter Thomas, both Carmelites who worked for the unification of the Eastern and Western Churches.
 
smad0142 said:
I just sent in my letter asking for transfer to the UGCC, prayers please!
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My Latin Church bishop wrote to the Archbishop within a week giving his consent. The Archbishop responded accepting my transfer into the Russian Church within a week of getting the recommendation from my EC pastor. In my case both ordinaries are Latins, since we Russians are under Latin ordinaries.

I asked our parish clergy to delay our signing the attestation in the parish until a particular feast day since I wanted to make it official on a particular feast day, not just any day. 🙂 You might look at the calendar with that in mind for your official signing.

Prayers that all goes smoothly for you.
 
JJRfan said:
Has the Apostolic See already granted you its permission to transfer churches?
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Rome is normally only involved if an Eastern Catholic requests to transfer to the Latin Church. West going East is handled by the ordinaries.
 
ConstantineTG said:
Their permission is assumed in most cases.
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Why is it assumed rather than applied for? I know in the Latin Code of Canon Law that Canon 112 §1 1° it says that canonical transfer between churches requires the permission of the Holy See. As that’s in the Latin Code, I infer it means at least Latins going East must do this. I don’t know what the Code for the Oriental Churches or the particular laws of any Eastern/Oriental church says on the matter.
 
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