Vere considered norm 123, norm 130, norm 131, and norm 132. Vere identified the fact that, in conformity with norm 123, "Catholics may enjoy the full benefit of" canon 844 §2 "when approaching a minister of a non-Catholic Eastern Church in which the sacraments are valid, in order to receive the sacraments." On the other hand, explains Vere, norm 123 "does not apply when approaching the minister of a non-Catholic Western Church in which the sacraments are valid. Rather, this situation is covered under" the "much stricter" norm 132. Accordingly, "before a Catholic may legally approach a non-Catholic minister within a Western Church in which the sacraments are valid, he must meet the further requirements of certain circumstances defined in" the . Considering that norm 132 "specifies Church in the universal sense, and not Church ," Vere points out that, "this norm cannot be interpreted in the sense that the Catholic is unable to approach a Catholic priest of his own liturgical rite."
