Editing Personal prelature (section)

===Opus Dei===
The first, and thus far the only, personal prelature is [[Opus Dei]], which was established as a personal prelature by [[Pope John Paul II]] in 1982 through the [[Apostolic constitution]] ''Ut sit''. In the case of Opus Dei, the prelate is elected by members of the prelature and confirmed by the Pope.{{Cn|date=July 2021}}

According to John Paul II, the priests and lay faithful (both men and women) in the Prelature of the Holy Cross are "the components by which the Prelature is organically structured." According to the website [https://prelaturaspersonales.org/ Prelaturas Personales.]

{{quote|John Paul II, speaking about the Prelature of Opus Dei, affirmed: 'First of all, I wish to emphasize that the membership of the lay faithful in their own particular Churches and in the Prelature, into which they are incorporated, enables the special mission of the Prelature to converge with the evangelizing efforts of each particular Church, as envisaged by the Second Vatican Council in desiring the figure of personal prelatures.' (Discourse, October 17, 2001). "<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prelaturaspersonales.org/prelaturas-personales/preguntas-frecuentes-2/,%20https://prelaturaspersonales.org/prelaturas-personales/preguntas-frecuentes-2/|title=Preguntas Frecuentes &#124; Prelaturas, Ordinariatos y otras circunscripciones personales - Prelaturas, Ordinariatos y otras circunscripciones personales|date=February 24, 2012|website=prelaturaspersonales.org}}</ref>
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