Scope and Contents "When meeting together, the General Council and the Provincial Superiors constitute the Extraordinary General Council. The Extraordinary General Council is normally a consultive body.  Its purpose is to promote an effective solidarity between the General Council and the provinces and thus to strengthen the unity of the Congregation.  It is called upon to give its advice to the General Council on important questions and exceptional situations that the General Council submits to...

Scope and Contents "The General Chapter constitutes the supreme authority in the Congregation.  In its activities of regulation and legislation, the General Chapter acts colegially in the name of the whole Congregation that it represents."1 "It is composed of the Superior General and the General Councilors, the Provincial Superiors, certain members by right of office, and a determined number of delegates from each province.  It is convoked by the Superior General, or, if...