It has come to light that there is an unfortunate error in the new Constitutions and Laws article 269 (edition 2018) regarding the procedures to be followed in the Consultation for a renewal of the mandate of a Provincial.
The 2006 edition of the C&L read “…the Superior General organises a consultation among the missionaries appointed to the Province in question”.
In the years before the 2016 Chapter, this article had been tacitly expanded to include also those coming from the Province.
The 2016 Chapter was asked to decide on this widening of the Electoral College, and after debate, rejected the proposal by a majority, and upheld the text of article 269 as found in the 2006 edition.
How the addition “…appointed to and coming from the Province” sneaked into the text of the new Constitutions and Laws may for always remain a mystery.
I ask all confreres to delete from the text of art. 269 in the 2018 edition of the C&L the three words “and coming from”. Thanks.
Stanley Lubungo, M.Afr
Supérieur général.
Stanley Lubungo, M.Afr
Supérieur général.