Practical Catholic Men | Knights of Columbus 13133 | Forney, Texas
Section
101
of
the
Laws
of
the
Knights
of
Columbus
provides
that
eligibility
for
membership
in
the
Knights
of
Columbus
is
limited
to
men
who
are
“practical
Catholics in union with the Holy See.” An applicant for membership must be at least 18 years old on his last birthday.
Being
a
practical
Catholic
in
union
with
the
Holy
See
means
that
applicants
and
members
accept
the
teaching
authority
of
the
Catholic
Church
on
matters
of
faith
and morals, aspire to live in accord with the precepts of the Catholic Church, and are in good standing in the Catholic Church.
It
has
been
the
constant
practice
of
the
Order
to
take
an
applicant’s
word
that
he
is
a
practical
Catholic
in
union
with
the
Holy
See
when
he
makes
that
representation on his membership form, as he is bound by conscience to reply truthfully.
Section
168.1
of
the
Laws
of
the
Order
provides
that
“[a]ny
member
of
this
Order
shall,
ipso
facto,
forfeit
his
membership
in
the
Order
.
.
.
[w]ho
shall
fail
to
remain a practical Catholic in union with the Holy See.”
Accordingly,
in
applying
Section
168.1
of
the
Laws
of
the
Knights
of
Columbus,
the
Knights
of
Columbus
will
respect
and
defer
to
the
judgment
of
priests
and
bishops in determining the practical Catholicity of such member.
Critically,
practical
Catholicity
is
a
pastoral
matter
that
must
be
determined
by
ecclesiastical
authority.
To
this
end,
at
its
meeting
in
San
Antonio,
Texas,
on
August
8,
2013,
the
Supreme
Council
unanimously
passed
a
resolution,
submitted
by
the
State
of
Louisiana,
confirming
the
Order's
longstanding
practice
of
deferring
to
the judgment of priests and bishops to determine the practical Catholicity of members of the Knights of Columbus.
Priests
and
bishops,
by
virtue
of
their
training
and
experience,
understand
that
determining
a
member’s
practical
Catholicity
is
a
pastoral
decision
that
requires
consideration
of
numerous
factors.
It
has
been
the
longstanding
practice
of
the
Knights
of
Columbus
that,
in
questions
relating
to
a
member’s
practical
Catholicity,
Council officers recognize and defer to the judgment of appropriate ecclesiastical authorities, in most instances that of their Council Chaplain.
K of C | Practical Catholic Men
Section
101
of
the
Laws
of
the
Knights
of
Columbus
provides
that
eligibility
for
membership
in
the
Knights
of
Columbus
is
limited
to
men
who
are
“practical
Catholics
in
union
with
the
Holy
See.”
An
applicant
for
membership
must
be
at
least
18
years old on his last birthday.
Being
a
practical
Catholic
in
union
with
the
Holy
See
means
that
applicants
and
members
accept
the
teaching
authority
of
the
Catholic
Church
on
matters
of
faith
and
morals,
aspire
to
live
in
accord
with
the
precepts
of
the
Catholic
Church,
and
are in good standing in the Catholic Church.
It
has
been
the
constant
practice
of
the
Order
to
take
an
applicant’s
word
that
he
is
a
practical
Catholic
in
union
with
the
Holy
See
when
he
makes
that
representation
on
his
membership
form,
as
he
is
bound
by
conscience
to
reply
truthfully.
Section
168.1
of
the
Laws
of
the
Order
provides
that
“[a]ny
member
of
this
Order
shall,
ipso
facto,
forfeit
his
membership
in
the
Order
.
.
.
[w]ho
shall
fail
to
remain
a
practical
Catholic
in union with the Holy See.”
Accordingly,
in
applying
Section
168.1
of
the
Laws
of
the
Knights
of
Columbus,
the
Knights
of
Columbus
will
respect
and
defer
to
the
judgment
of
priests
and
bishops
in
determining the practical Catholicity of such member.
Critically,
practical
Catholicity
is
a
pastoral
matter
that
must
be
determined
by
ecclesiastical
authority.
To
this
end,
at
its
meeting
in
San
Antonio,
Texas,
on
August
8,
2013,
the
Supreme
Council
unanimously
passed
a
resolution,
submitted
by
the
State
of
Louisiana,
confirming
the
Order's
longstanding
practice
of
deferring
to
the
judgment
of
priests
and
bishops
to
determine
the
practical
Catholicity
of
members
of
the
Knights
of Columbus.
Priests
and
bishops,
by
virtue
of
their
training
and
experience,
understand
that
determining
a
member’s
practical
Catholicity
is
a
pastoral
decision
that
requires
consideration
of
numerous
factors.
It
has
been
the
longstanding
practice
of
the
Knights
of
Columbus
that,
in
questions
relating
to
a
member’s
practical
Catholicity,
Council
officers
recognize
and
defer
to
the
judgment
of
appropriate
ecclesiastical
authorities,
in
most
instances that of their Council Chaplain.
Van Redwine | Grand Knight
Council #13133
District 107 | Assembly 3786
St. Martin of Tours
Forney, Texas
