Many canonists and church officials draw up public ecclesiastical documents such as official rescripts, decrees, indults, etc. in the exercise of their ecclesiastical ministry. Such church documents must meet the solemnities and requirements of canon law. There is a high demand for a book that would guide church officials not only in drawing up ecclesiastical public documents but also in ensuring that such documents fulfill the solemnities and requirements of canon law. This book is an attempt to meet such a demand. This book contains the relevant principles of canon law and a plethora of sample documents. Every effort has been made to ensure that the canonical principles and jurisprudence as well as the sample documents provided in this book meet the requirements of canon law. You will find this book an indispensable resource material, a blueprint, a reference guide regarding the penal process of the Church and for drawing up pertinent ecclesiastical documents. Volume 9A focuses on the canonical principles and the sample documents that pertain to the application of the special faculties of the Congregation for the Clergy, the application of the special faculties of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, voluntary laicization for priests and deacons, and return to the clerical state.