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To: Lady In Blue
Furthermore, by these presents [this law], in virtue of Our Apostolic authority, We grant and concede in perpetuity that, for the chanting or reading of the Mass in any church whatsoever, this Missal is hereafter to be followed absolutely, without any scruple of conscience or fear of incurring any penalty, judgment, or censure, and may freely and lawfully be used. Nor are superiors, administrators, canons, chaplains, and other secular priests, or religious, of whatever title designated, obliged to celebrate the Mass otherwise than as enjoined by Us. We likewise declare and ordain that no one whosoever is forced or coerced to alter this Missal, and that this present document cannot be revoked or modified, but remain always valid and retain its full force notwithstanding the previous constitutions and decrees of the Holy See, as well as any general or special constitutions or edicts of provincial or synodal councils, and notwithstanding the practice and custom of the aforesaid churches, established by long and immemorial prescription - except, however, if more than two hundred years' standing.
5 posted on 05/01/2002 6:52:19 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
Be careful. Unless you are able to establish that Pius V was some sort of 'super-pope' with authority to bind future popes, the argument about 'perpetuity' will go nowhere.

When language peculiar to a particular situation is employed, reading our own definitions into that language is misleading.
6 posted on 05/01/2002 7:02:32 PM PDT by Mike Fieschko
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To: nickcarraway
No Pope kind bind another Pope on matters of liturgical rubrics.
7 posted on 05/01/2002 7:04:23 PM PDT by sinkspur
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