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To: Canticle_of_Deborah
Here is what the Catholic Encyclopedia says about the "celebret":

A letter which a bishop gives to a priest, that he may obtain permission in another diocese to say Mass, and for this purpose bears testimony that he is free from canonical censures. The Council of Trent (Sess. XXIII, chap. xvi on Reform) lays down the rule that "no cleric who is a stranger shall without letters commendatory (q.v.) from his own ordinary be admitted by any bishop to celebrate the divine mysteries". Ordinarily permission is not to be given to a priest from another diocese to say Mass without this certificate signed and duly sealed. The seal is obviously the more important requisite, as it is the safer guarantee against forgery. The celebret should be officially recognized by the diocesan authority of the place where a priest may wish to say Mass. One who has his celebret in due form, or who is certainly known to be in good standing in his own diocese, may be allowed to celebrate till he has had a sufficient time to comply with this rule. A priest with proper credentials cannot reasonably be prevented from saying Mass, though he will be expected to comply with reasonable restrictions which may be imposed.

I can find nothing in Google that allows for a Papal celebret which bypasses the local bishop.

33 posted on 02/22/2005 12:35:50 PM PST by sinkspur ("Preach the gospel. If necessary, use words.")
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To: sinkspur
If that is the 1913 (or thereabouts) CE that is on the New Advent site, that may explain why it doesn't have an explanation of the celebret offered by the Ecclesia Dei Commission.

I don't know the exact details, but a priest can receive a celebret from Ecclesia Dei for saying the TLM and not need the permission of the local ordinary to do so.

34 posted on 02/22/2005 12:50:28 PM PST by ELS
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