Eectors  of  parishes  in  charge  of  a  religious  community
are  removable  and  can  be  changed  at  the  pleasure  of  the
bishop,  who  must  notify  the  religious  superior,  and  they
can  be  changed  also  by  the  superior,  who  must  inform
the  bishop  of  the  change.  Both  bishop  and  the  superior
act  with  equal  right,  and  neither  needs  the  consent  of  the
other  (Canon  454).  In  his  duties  as  pastor  the  religious
is  subject  to  the  bishop  as  well  as  to  the  religious  su
perior.  Whatever  is  given  to  the  religious  as  pastor  of
the  parish  he  acquires  for  the  parish;  otherwise  he  is
like  other  religious.  Notwithstanding  his  vow  of  poverty,
he  is  allowed  to  accept,  collect,  and  administer  offerings
for  the  good  of  the  parishioners,  for  the  Catholic  schools
and  pious  institutions  of  the  parish.  He  is  also  per
mitted,  according  to  his  judgment  and  pursuant  to  the
intention  of  those  making  the  offerings,  to  expend  such
funds  in  the  administration  of  the  parish.  The  religious
superior,  however,  has  a  right  to  ask  for  an  account  of
his  doings,  as  has  also  the  bishop.  Money  collected  for
the  building,  maintenance,  repairs,  and  decoration  of
the  parochial  church  are  in  the  keeping  of  the  religious
superior  (Canon  630).
An  apostate  from  a  religious  organization  either  of
simple  vows  or  of  solemn  vows  is  one  who,  being  a  per
petually  professed  member,  leaves  the  house  unlawfully
with  the  intention  of  not  returning,  or  one  who,  leaving


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the  house  with  permission,  stays  away,  with  the  intention
of  giving  up  his  obligations  as  a  religious.  This  wrong
intention  is  presumed  by  law  if  the  religious  does  not
return  within  a  month  or  does  not  notify  the  superior  of
his  intention  to  return  (Canon  644).
