CCC 2122

The minister should ask nothing for the administration of the sacraments beyond the offerings defined by the competent authority, always being careful that the needy are not deprived of the help of the sacraments because of their poverty."⁵⁶ CIC, can. 848. The competent authority determines these "offerings" in accordance with the principle that the Christian people ought to contribute to the support of the Church's ministers. "The laborer deserves his food."⁵⁷ Mt 10:10; cf. Lk 10:7; 1 Cor 9:5-18; 1 Tim 5:17-18.