German diocese commissioning laypeople to baptize
"When the ordinary minister of baptism ... which is the bishop, the priest or the deacon, is not present, then an extraordinary minister may baptize lawfully."
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"When the ordinary minister of baptism ... which is the bishop, the priest or the deacon, is not present, then an extraordinary minister may baptize lawfully."
“Without church schools, secular society will lose a partner which has contributed importantly to its cultural, religious, and ideological diversity.”
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“It’s a fact that church attendance has strongly (been) reduced, with a significant and steady decline in priestly vocations and church membership, and an increasing loss of financial income.”