Agatha Christie indult
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The Agatha Christie indult is a nickname applied to the permission granted in 1971 by Pope Paul VI for the use of the Tridentine Mass in England and Wales. Indult is a term from Catholic canon law ref
Letter from S.C.D.W., Nov. 5, 1971, Protocol 1897/71, signed by A. Bugnini
Saint Peter's Basilica facade, Rome, Italy
Quattuor abhinc annos
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Quattuor abhinc annos is the incipit of a letter that the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments sent on 3 October 1984 to presidents of episcopal conferences concerning
Agatha Christie indult
…exclaimed in excitement, “Ah! Agatha Christie!”, and so decided to grant it, thus giving the indult its nickname. Between then and Pope John Paul II’s worldwide indult in 1984, the Bishops of England and Wales were allowed to grant permission for occasional celebrations of Mass in the Old Rite, with the modifications introduced…
Tridentine Low Mass by a priest wearing a maniple on his left arm, Szydłowiec, Poland