Vatican
City, 26 June 2013
(VIS) – This morning the Secretariat of State issued the following
communique:
The
Holy Father has appointed a Pontifical Referring Commission to the
Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR) with his Chirograph of 24
June, the day before yesterday.
As
can be seen from the text of the Chirograph published today, the
opportunity to establish a Referring Committee has arisen from the
Holy Father's desire to learn more about the Institute's juridical
standing and activities in order to allow its better harmonization
with the mission of the universal Church and the Apostolic See in the
more general context of the reforms that should be carried out by the
Institutions that give aid to the Apostolic See.
The
Commission's purpose is to gather information on the Institution's
operations and present the results to the Holy Father.
As
specified in the Chirograph, during the course of the Commission's
work, the Institute will continue to operate according to the
Chirograph of 1990 that established it, unless otherwise authorized
by the Holy Father.
The
Commission's purposes and powers are described in more detail in the
Chirograph itself.
The
members of the Commission are:
Cardinal
Raffaele Farina, S.D.B., president
Cardinal
Jean-Louis Tauran, member
Bishop
Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru, coordinator
Msgr.
Peter Bryan Wells, secretary
Dr.
Mary Ann Glendon, member
The
Commission is beginning its work in these days.
The
Holy Father hopes for a happy and productive collaboration between
the Commission and the Institute.
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