THE PHENOMENON OF DEPARTURES: SOME CRITICAL ISSUES (original) (raw)

On March 27 th , 2020, Dicastery of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life published the document, Gift of Fidelity and the Joy of Perseverance. Guidelines. The document touches on a recurrent and troubling problem in consecrated life, the perseverance of the members. The document is presented in three parts namely a) Gazing and Listening; b) Enkindling Awareness and c) Separation from the Institute (Canonical Norms and the Practice of the Dicastery). The document also presents some causes of defection, as well as some considerations and proposals to assist the reflection on the problem of abandonment of religious life. In this context, this article presents the phenomenon of departures analyzing some critical issues involved in it.