Daily Archives: 30 July 2021

Traditionis Custodes Final Declaration

The final word in the document. Not really much here, other than an insistence on implementation: Everything that I have declared in this Apostolic Letter in the form of Motu Proprio, I order to be observed in all its parts, … Continue reading

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Populorum Progressio 71: Development Missions

71. We certainly rejoice over the fact that an ever increasing number of experts are being sent on development missions by private groups, bilateral associations and international organizations. These specialists must not “act as overlords, but as helpers and fellow … Continue reading

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Fratelli Tutti 231: Shaping Paths To Peace

231. Negotiation often becomes necessary for shaping concrete paths to peace. Yet the processes of change that lead to lasting peace are crafted above all by peoples; each individual can act as an effective leaven by the way he or … Continue reading

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Traditionis Custodes 8: Abrogation

Just in case there was any doubt about the place of this motu proprio in Church law, Pope Francis is explicit: Art. 8. Previous norms, instructions, permissions, and customs that do not conform to the provisions of the present Motu … Continue reading

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