Motu landlord
In Diplomatic vaticane, a motu landlord (of the Latin , “of its own boss”) is an apostolic letter emitted by the Pape of his own initiative.
The letter starts with the following heading:
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of the pope
- Litteræ apostolicæ
- Motu landlord datæ
- Litteræ apostolicæ
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of the apostolic pope
- Letter
- In form of motu landlord
- Letter
A motu landlord is signed personally, in Latin, by the pope. It neither is sealed nor contresigned. It is usually written in Italian Latin or . It is composed of two parts:
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a talk of the reasons which push the pope to make a decision, which ends in a formula of this content: “for the reasons mentioned above, by this apostolic letter emitted of our own boss, we establish and decide what follows: …”
- an enumeration of issued measurements
The first motu landlord goes up with Innocent VIII in 1484.
References and bonds
Related articles
- Jean-Paul II: Ecclesia Dei
- Benoit XVI: Summorum Pontificum
See too
The various forms which the acts of the pope take:- In short apostolic
- Encyclical Bubble
- apostolic Constitution
- apostolic Exhortation
- apostolic Indult
- Letter
- Motu landlord
- Rescrit
External bonds
- Motu landlord of Jean-Paul II on the site of the Vatican
- Motu landlord of Benoit XVI
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