CHAPTER XV LAWS OF THE CONGREGATION Reasons for Fidelity 302The confreres are to strive to conform their entire life to the Gospel as expressed in the laws of the Congregation. They should have a high regard for these laws as means of attaining holiness that are well-suited to their vocation; they should become familiar with them and observe them faithfully. Let them remember that both the personal progress of each confrere and the prosperity of the entire Congregation depend above all on this fidelity. Therefore, it is not so much the fear of sin or punishment as the desire and striving for evangelical perfection, the love of God, of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and of the Congregation that should incite all the confreres to the exact, faithful, and constant observance of the laws of the Congregation. CM 770 Obligation to Faithful Observance 303The Constitutions, as well as the Directory, do not of themselves oblige under sin; however, he who transgresses them in matters pertaining to the precepts of God and the Church or to the vows, or with scandal to others, or out of contempt, cannot in any way be free from sin. CM 769 Dispensation from the Norms Contained in the Constitutions and Directory 304The right to dispense from the norms contained in the Constitutions belongs to the Holy See, while from those contained in the Directory belongs to the Superior General with the consent of his Council. CIC, can. 85 Power of Granting Dispensations 305 The right to dispense from the Constitutions and Directory for a determined amount of time in the things pertaining to religious discipline with regard to individual Constitutions—Part VI 176
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