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Motu Proprio
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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(Latin: own accord)
Words used in rescripts, to signify that the Pope does not condition concession on motives of petition. In legislative enactments, designates informal method the Pope uses to make a decree, for example Pius XI made the chapels of Knights of Columbus and Roman playgrounds papal by his Motu Proprio of March 25, 1929.
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Entry for 'Motu Proprio'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/m/motu-proprio.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Motu Proprio'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/m/motu-proprio.html. 1910.
