Servitium catechetae.

»Servitium Catechetae. A legal Classification of the Lay Service of Catechist in the Light of the Motu Proprio Antiquum Ministerium«: The lay service of catechist, as introduced by the Motu Proprio >Antiquum Ministerium<, attributes="" great="" importance="" to="" the="" laity="" in="" fulfilling="" the="" mission="" of="" evangelization.="" in="" order="" to="" define="" clearly="" the="" canonical="" status="" of="" this="" service,="" and="" so="" enable="" it="" to="" develop="" its="" potential,="" the="" concepts="" of="">office< and="">service< need="" to="" be="" defined="" in="" canonical="" terms="" as="" does="" the="" understanding="" of="" the="" nature="" of="" the="" ecclesiastical="" office="" within="" the="" context="" of="" its="" historical="" development="" and="" within="" the="" framework="" of="" the="" current="" canon="" law,="" including="" an="" analysis="" of="" the="" so-called="">catechistae< in="" cc.="" 776,="" 780="" and="" 785="">