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Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The decree containing the definitive approval of the statutes of the Neocatechumenal Way was conferred today, June 13, in the aula magna of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, to the members of the international responsible team of the Neocatechumenal Way, formed by Kiko Arguello, Carmen Hernandez, and Fr. Mario Pezzi. The decree is dated May 11, 2008, Solemnity of Pentecost.
The communique of the Pontifical Council for the Laity was sent to Agenzia Fides and reads as follows: “The definitive approval of the statutes undoubtedly constitutes an important stage in the life of this ecclesial reality, established in Spain in 1964. This approval required consultation at various levels. During the ad experimentum period of approval of the statutes, the Council had the chance to witness the great contribution the Neocatechumenal Way makes to the new evangelization through a catechetical-liturgical praxis [that has been] esteemed during its more than forty years of existence, in many local Churches. Therefore, after an attentive review of the text of the statues and after implementing some modifications that were considered necessary, the Pontifical Council for the Laity decided to grant definitive approval to the statues.”
After recalling the words spoken by Pope Benedict XVI and his predecessors regarding the Neocatechumenal Way and in general to the ecclesial movements and new communities, the communique from the Pontifical Council for the Laity concludes with the hope that “the statues of the Neocatechumenal Way, approved now in definitive form, may be a valid instrument at the service of this ecclesial reality, so that it may continue contributing to the good of the entire Church.” (SL) (Agenzia Fides 13/6/2008)
