Letter of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments On possible admission of girls, adult women and women religious to serve alongside boys as servers in the Liturgy July 27, 2001 "In accord with the above cited … [More]

Letter of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments On possible admission of girls, adult women and women religious to serve alongside boys as servers in the Liturgy July 27, 2001 Responsum ad dubium (Antwort auf einen angefragten Zweifel) der Kongregation für Gottesdienst und Sakramentenordnung. Im Dokument wird unter anderem festgehalten, daß kein Priester gegen seinen Willen gezwungen werden darf, weibliche Ministrantinnen einzusetzen: "In accord with the above cited instructions of the Holy See such an authorization may not, in any way, exclude men or, in particular, boys from service at the altar, nor require that priests of the diocese would make use of female altar servers, since "it will always be very appropriate to follow the noble tradition of having boys serve at the altar"" Das Dokument ist derzeit auf Deutsch nicht erhältlich.