The Ne Temere and the Motu Proprio decrees have constituted an invasion of the rights hitherto enjoyed by the minority in Ireland, and they are even more significant as an illustration of the policy of the Roman curia.
The situation has been strongly complicated by the promulgation of the Motu Proprio decree, and the refusal of the authorities of the Roman Catholic Church to say definitely whether it applies to Ireland or not.
The decree Motu Proprio forbids any Roman Catholic to bring his priest or bishop into court under pain of excommunication.
There is no document more frequently misquoted than this Motu Proprio.
Then again restrictions on the class of music from a false reading of the well-known Motu Proprio of Pius X has had the same effect.
A great deal of capital has recently been made in the Unionist Press on account of the promulgation of the Motu Proprio "Quantavis Diligentia.
In his motu proprio of December 1903 he spoke still more definitely on the subject.
A motu proprio is a document drawn up by the pope on his own initiative.
The motu proprio, however, did not exclude the use of modern music, provided that it was suitable to be associated with the liturgy; but theatrical music was not to be tolerated.
To conclude, they say all this is not what the Pope promised them in his motu proprio of the 19th of September; and it is sad to find infallible people breaking their most sacred engagements.
The Pope promised us the reform of some abuses, in his Motu Proprio of Portici.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "motu proprio" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
