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In law, motu proprio (Latin for 'on his own impulse') describes an official act taken without a formal request from another party. Some jurisdictions use the term sua sponte for the same concept. In Catholic canon law, it refers to a document issued by the pope on his own initiative and personally signed by him. [1]
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Traditionis custodes not only repealed the changes liberalising use of the Tridentine Mass in the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, which had been issued by Francis's predecessor, Benedict XVI, in 2007, [9] [2] but it also went further to limit the practice of the Tridentine Mass. [14] The apostolic letter is divided into 8 articles. [11]
The reforms were effected by two separate apostolic letters [1] from Pope Francis: the motu proprio Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus amending the 1983 Code of Canon Law, and the motu proprio Mitis et misericors Iesus amending the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches. [2]
A motu proprio may be addressed to the whole Church, to part of it, or to some individuals. [17] A document issued motu proprio has its legal effect even if the reasons given for its issuance are found to be false or fraudulent, a fact which would normally render the document invalid. Its validity is based on its issuance by the pope by his own ...
In September 2017, Pope Francis issued a motu proprio, Magnum principium, in which he amended the 1983 Code of Canon Law to increase the responsibility of national conferences of Bishops for liturgical translations. The change has been described "as one of Pope Francis’s strongest moves yet in terms of fostering greater collegiality in the ...
Vos estis lux mundi ('You are the light of the world' [1]) is a motu proprio by Pope Francis, promulgated on 9 May 2019. [2] It establishes new procedural norms to combat sexual abuse and ensure that bishops and religious superiors are held accountable for their actions. It establishes universal norms, which apply to the whole church. [3]
The motu proprio was signed on 10 January 2021 (the feast of the Baptism of the Lord), [9] and released on 11 January 2021; it changes the 1983 Code of Canon Law (canon 230 §1) to state that the instituted ministries of acolyte and lector are open to "lay persons", i.e. both men and women, instead of previously "lay men".