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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 ]
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 ...
In the Philippines, a nuisance candidate is an official term for an aspirant candidate for a public office whose certificate of candidacy was not accepted by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) either motu proprio by the election body itself or upon a verified petition of an interested party. [1]
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 ...
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 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 ...
Motu proprio of Pope Pius XII (1 P) Pages in category "Motu proprio" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent ...