"Christ himself wanted this stable form of life in the Church that it might in some way make present the form of life he chose for himself, referring to it as an absolute and eschatological value; it cannot be simply and reductively considered an accessory reality, but instead truly and unquestionably one of the fundamental and constituent structures of the Church's very essence and nature."
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Study-Seminar for Bishops - “The Bishop and Consecrated Life”: conference by Cardinal Franc Rodé (21 September 2006) Fides News Agency
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