Talk:Prelate
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Sorry but the "personal" in Personal Prelature means that people belong to it because of a personal link, as opposed to territorial. Thus a Personal Prelature belongs to nobody (so Pope John Paul II cannot make it "his" but "a" p.p.). Pfortuny 14:54, 23 Oct 2003 (UTC)
- My understanding of the significance of making Opus Dei a "personal prelature" is that local bishops then lack the power to control or suppress the organisation in their dioceses. Are there any other personal prelatures besides Opus Dei? -- Smerdis of Tlön 14:59, 23 Oct 2003 (UTC)
Not exactly: in order for Opus Dei to start working anywhere it requires (and this was explicitly requested by the Founder) the written permission of the local Bishop. Moreover, members of Opus Dei have the same dependence on their local Bishop as any other lay person. "Personal" (as I have edited) refers to non-territorial, no more no less.
Unfortunately (and I am serious bc it would help very much to undertand them) there are still no more Personal Prelatures right now. Pfortuny 15:11, 23 Oct 2003 (UTC)
