Assertion: priest's function | /r/HasProperty | obligatory
Facets:
value: in the case of priests
type: OTHER
value: likewise
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Except in the matter of the care of souls the sacerdotal functions are likewise obligatory in the case of priests having any benefice or office in a church (e.g. canons); otherwise they are optional, and their exercise depends upon the favour of the bishop (e.g. the permission to hear confessions or to preach granted to simple priests or to priests from outside the diocese).