The right to associate is granted by the competent ecclesiastical authority to laypeople who request it.

The lay faithful may freely establish an association that aims to provide catechetical formation to the catechists who will be serving in the diocese.

Diocesan clerics and lay people may form together an association of the faithful in their own initiative.

Which of the following associative forms has NOT been officially recognized in the 1917 Code?

The right to associate includes the right to establish and direct associations for a particular ecclesial aim and to hold meetings in pursuit of their objectives.

Before being established as a national association, an ACF must first be approved as a diocesan association.

The praise and commendation of the competent ecclesiastical authority does not automatically grant juridical personality to a private association.

What is the role of ecclesiastical authorities in regulating the faithful's right to associate?

Can laypeople establish an association without the approval of the competent ecclesiastical authority?

The competent ecclesiastical authority to establish an international ACF.