Tag Motu Proprio
Vatican issues 10 Commandments for drivers, according to the Associated Press. This isn’t a joke. The “Drivers’ Ten Commandments,” as listed by the document, are:1. You shall not kill.2. The road shall be for you a means of communion between… Continue Reading →
I will spare you all a detailed analysis of the report as that can be found elsewhere. I will cut to the chase. These are the pertinent parts from Rorate: The text has already been signed by the Pontiff, who… Continue Reading →
Pope Benedict: Mr. President, I am pleased to show you the Motu Proprio which is currently in translation and will come out shortly. President Bush: It is very nice sir, I like the fancy handwriting and all them funny words…. Continue Reading →
Fr. Z is reporting that his source in the Secretariate of State says the MP is still in the office of Latin Letters being translated. If we are at this stage, then it is signed and it will be promulgated…. Continue Reading →
VATICAN CITY – A man leaped over a barricade during Pope Benedict’s weekly audience on Wednesday and tried to jump on to his moving, open-topped popemobile but was stopped by guards. The man took the Pope’s bodyguards by surprise and… Continue Reading →
There is news that the Church funded by Mel Gibson that used the Latin Rite has gone belly up. This is after the ‘priest’ that performed the rite there was unable to provide his credentials when asked. St. Michael the… Continue Reading →
Well, June 2 came and went with out the Motu Proprio. Not unexpected as only one uncorroborated source stated Saturday as a possibility and I was skeptical. However I remained convinced that it is imminent. Further confirmation comes again from… Continue Reading →
As we all await the imminent release (tomorrow, maybe?) of the Motu Proprio that will de-restrict the use of the so-called Tridentine Mass, our thoughts should turn to how this will be understood by those who have no idea what… Continue Reading →
The UK Telegraphs Damian Thompson is reporting that a “Senior Figure” in the Vatican is saying that tomorrow is the day. HT to Fr. Z. The Pertinent bits are as follows: A senior figure in the Vatican, a monsignor close… Continue Reading →
John Allen has a piece in the New York Times on the Motu Proprio. Father Z. does a great job of analyzing the article here. While I agree with much of what John Allen has to say on the topic,… Continue Reading →