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When the pope releases a statement ‘motu proprio’ it’s important—but why?

When a pope issues a document “motu proprio,” it means he does so by his own motivation, and it can mean a significant change to church law.
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My daughter died by suicide 14 years ago. This is what I’ve learned.
I no longer say she committed suicide, because she did not commit a sin or a crime.
Tom SmithSeptember 21, 2017
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