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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 ]
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 ...
Traditionis custodes not only repealed the changes liberalising use of the Tridentine Mass in the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, which had been issued by Francis's predecessor, Benedict XVI, in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]
In 1998, Pope John Paul II issued the motu proprio Ad Tuendam Fidem, which amended two canons (750 and 1371) of the 1983 Code of Canon Law and two canons (598 and 1436) of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, so as to add "new norms which expressly impose the obligation of upholding truths proposed in a definitive way by the Magisterium ...
As is customary for papal documents, the motu proprio (which has no title) is referred to by its incipit, the opening words of the original text: Summorum Pontificum."Supreme Pontiff" is a title of the popes, and the opening sentence states that it has always been a concern "of the Supreme Pontiffs" that the Church should offer fitting worship to God.
In response to the request of the bishops at the First Vatican Council, [8] on 14 May 1904, with the motu proprio Arduum sane munus ("A Truly Arduous Task"), Pope Pius X set up a commission to begin reducing these diverse documents into a single code, [9] presenting the normative portion in the form of systematic short canons shorn of the ...
Any papal bull, brief, or motu proprio is a decree inasmuch as these documents are legislative acts of the pope. In this sense the term is quite ancient. In this sense the term is quite ancient. [ note 1 ] The Roman congregations were formerly empowered to issue decrees in matters which come under their particular jurisdiction, but were ...
Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio on (2016-08-15) [24] Segreteria Comunicazione: Francis: 2015: Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio on (2015-06-27) [25] Statuti Segreteria Per Economia: Francis: 2015: Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio on (2015-02-22) [26] Statuto Aif: Francis: 2013: Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio on (2013-11-15 ...