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212 A temporarily professed member can be dismissed by the
Superior General with the consent of the council. For such
dismissal the following conditions are to be observed. 35
i. The reasons for dismissal must be grave, and on the part of
the member, external and imputable;
ii. The lack of religious spirit, which can be a cause of scandal
to others, is a sufficient cause for dismissal, if repeated
warnings given twice within six months, along with salutary
penances, have been in vain;
iii. The reasons for dismissal must be certain in the mind of
the dismissing Superior, although it is not necessary that they
be formally proven. Yet they must be always made known
to the member in writing, granting the member full
opportunity of defence and the responses are to be faithfully
submitted to the dismissing Superior. The matter must be
made known in time also to the family of the member;
iv. After receiving the indult of dismissal, if the member
concerned submits a complaint to the Archeparh, the indult
wonít came into force till she receives a response thereto.
213 ß1 Physical or psychic illness, even if contracted after
temporary profession, which in the judgment of experts renders
a member in temporary vows incapable of leading life in the
religious institute, constitutes a reason for not admitting that
person to the renewal of temporary profession or the making
of perpetual profession, unless the infirmity was contracted
on account of the negligence of the institute or because of the
work performed in the institute. (Can.547 ß2)
ß2 However, if the member becomes insane during temporary
vows, that member cannot be dismissed from the institute even
if he or she cannot make a new profession.(Can.547 ß3)

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