IMPORTANT
Definitive text of the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum published
Gianni
Cardinale reports in today's issue of the semi-official daily of the
Italian Episcopal Conference, Avvenire (transcript),
that the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum
has been finally published in the official gazette of the Holy See, the
Acta Apostolicae Sedis (dated
September 7, 2007, and including the official acts of the preceding
months), with the following changes:
- A subtitle was given to the motu
proprio: «De usu extraordinario
antiquae formae Ritus Romani»
("On the extraordinary use of the ancient form of the Roman Rite");
- In article 1, the word «conditiones»
was replaced with the more correct form «condiciones», with no
change in meaning ("conditions");
- In article 3, the word «plerumque»
was replaced with «habitualiter»
(our translation remains "habitually");
- In article 5, § 1, «continenter»
was replaced with
«stabiliter»,
avoiding the notion that the group of faithful would have to be
continuous in a certain parish - it only has to exist in a stable, but
not necessarily in a permanent and continuous fashion;
- In article 7, «non
potest» ("cannot")was replaced with «non vult» ("does not
want"): «Art.
7 If a group of lay faithful, as mentioned in art. 5 § 1, has not
obtained satisfaction to their requests from the pastor, they should
inform the diocesan bishop. The bishop is strongly requested to satisfy
their wishes. If he does not want to
arrange for such celebration to take place, the matter should be
referred to the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”.»