Vatican
City, 26 June 2013
(VIS) – Following is the Holy Father Francis' complete Chirograph
by which he establishes a Pontifical Referring Commission for the
Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR).
“With
his Chirograph of 1 March 1990, Blessed John Paul II established the
Institute for the Works of Religion as a public juridical entity,
giving the Institute a new configuration while maintaining its name
and purpose. With the same perspective, taking into account that he
wished to better adapt the Institute's structures and activities to
the needs of the times; following the invitation of Our Predecessor
Benedict XVI to allow the Gospel principles to permeate even the
activities of an economic and financial nature; having heard the
opinion of various Cardinals and other brothers in the Episcopate as
well as other collaborators; and in light of the need to introduce
reforms in the Institutions that give aid to the Apostolic See; We
have decided to establish a Referring Commission for the Institute
for the Works of Religion that will gather accurate information on
the Institute's legal position and various activities, in order to
allow, if necessary, a better harmonization of the same with the
universal mission of the Apostolic See. The Commission is to carry
out its proper duties in accordance with this Chirograph and Our
working arrangements.
1)
The Commission shall consist of a minimum of five Members, among
which is a President who is its legal representative, a Coordinator
who has the ordinary powers of delegation and acts on behalf of the
Commission in collecting documents, data, and the necessary
information, as well as a Secretary who assists the members and keeps
the acts.
2)
The Commission is endowed with the powers and faculties appropriate
to performing its official institutional duties within the limits
established by this Chirograph and the norms of the juridical system.
The Commission is to collect the documents, data, and information
necessary to the performance of its official institutional duties.
Workplace confidentiality and other restrictions established by the
juridical system shall not inhibit or limit the Commission's access
to documents, data, or information, except as subject to the norms
that protect the autonomy and independence of the Authorities that
are engaged in the supervision and regulation of the Institute, which
shall remain in force.
3)
The Commission shall have the human and material resources
appropriate to its institutional functions. If needed, it shall make
use of contractors and consultants.
4)
The governance of the Institute shall continue to operate in
accordance with the Chirograph that established it, unless We provide
for otherwise.
5)
The Commission shall rely upon the willing cooperation of the Bodies
of the Institute along with its entire staff. In addition, the
Superiors, Members, and Officials of the Dicasteries of the Roman
Curia and the other agencies related to it as well as the Vatican
City State shall likewise cooperate with the Commission.
6)
The Commission shall keep Us informed of its proper activities in the
course of its work.
7)
The Commission will deliver to Us the results of its work, as well as
its entire archive, in a timely manner upon the conclusion of its
tasks.
8)
The Commission's activities shall take effect from the date of this
present Chirograph.
9)
The dissolution of the Commission will be announced.
Given
at the Vatican on 24 June 2013, in the first year of my Pontificate.
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