SHEPHERDS WITH THE ODOUR OF THE SHEEP

THE ROLE OF PRIEST AS PASTOR IN THE CHURCH

Authors

  • Jesu Pudumai Doss Salesian Pontifical University, Rome

Keywords:

Pope Francis, Christ, minister, ministerial

Abstract

“This I ask you: be shepherds, with the ‘odour of the sheep’, make it
real, as shepherds among your flock, fishers of men,” exhorted Pope
Francis. In the Church, this call to be shepherds of the people of God is
renewed in every sacerdotal ordination. Based on the terms found in
the (Latin & Oriental) Codes of canon law, such as pascere, pastor and
pastoralis/pastorale, this article presents some canonical considerations
on the identity, formation, and ministry of priests as “pastors” or
“shepherds” in the Church.

Author Biography

Jesu Pudumai Doss, Salesian Pontifical University, Rome

Rev. Dr. Jesu Pudumai Doss is a Salesian (SDB) Priest from Chennai, Tamil
Nadu, India. He holds post-graduate degrees in English, education, civil law,
canon law and oriental canon law, including and doctorate in canon law from
Salesian Pontifical University, Rome, where he is dean and professor. He also
serves as an external judge for marriage cases in the ecclesiastical tribunal of
the vicariate of Rome; a special commissioner for favor fidei marriage cases at
the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, Vatican City; a defender of the
bond for non-consummated marriage cases at the Roman Rota, Vatican; and a
consultor of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and
Societies of Apostolic Life. He has published widely on canon law and has
authored and edited many books. His most recent publication is Child
Protection Laws in India (Don Bosco Youth Animation - South Asia: New
Delhi, 2015).

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Published

2020-08-02

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2015): Iustitia: Dharmaram Journal of Canon Law

Section

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