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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]
Some action taken by the public prosecutor or another official body, without the prompting of a plaintiff or another party. (compare ex proprio motu, ex mero motu which are used for courts). sub judice: under the judge Refers to a matter currently being considered by the court. sub modo: subject to modification
In law, sua sponte ( Latin: "of his, her, its or their own accord") or suo motu ("on its own motion") [1] describes an act of authority taken without formal prompting from another party. [2] The term is usually applied to actions by a judge taken without a prior motion or request from the parties. The form nostra sponte ("of our own accord") is ...
Canon law of theCatholic Church. This is a sortable, incomplete, list of motu proprios by pontifical authors. Pastoral care for the sick and erection of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers . Established a new coordinating agency for economic and administrative affairs of the Holy See and the Vatican City State.
The motu proprio, titled Law CCCLI, updates the laws governing the Vatican's judiciary system and replaced the previous judicial system which was founded in 1987. The new law provides for greater independence of judicial bodies and magistrates dependent on the Pope.
A decree ( Latin: decretum, from decerno, "I judge") is, in a general sense, an order or law made by a superior authority for the direction of others. In the usage of the canon law of the Catholic Church, it has various meanings. Any papal bull, brief, or motu proprio is a decree inasmuch as these documents are legislative acts of the pope.
Traditionis custodes ( Guardians of the Tradition) is an apostolic letter issued motu proprio by Pope Francis, promulgated on 16 July 2021 regarding the continued use of pre-Vatican II rites. It restricts the celebration of the Tridentine Mass of the Roman Rite, sometimes colloquially called the "Latin Mass" or the "Traditional Latin Mass".
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