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![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.](index_htm_files/17551.png)
![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.](index_htm_files/17552.png)
