CRIMEN SOLICITATIONIS

( CRIME OF SOLICITATION )

FROM THE SUPREME AND HOLY CONGREGATION OF THE HOLY OFFICE

FOR ALL PATRIARCHS, ARCHBISHOPS, BISHOPS AND OTHER DIOCESAN ORDINARIES 
 “EVEN OF THE ORIENTAL RITE”
ON THE MANNER OF PROCEEDING IN CASES OF SOLICITATION
The Vatican Press, 1962



After the witness has signed here or made the sign of the cross, he signs that he received the testimony in this way:

    These acts are signed by myself, N.N., [specially delegated only for this act].

L.X S.

    [The delegate then directly transmits the act to him from whom whot he has received delegation together together with the instruction and the letter he received, keeping nothing at all with himself].
 
 

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                                                                                                                                                     FORMULA H



         The way of undertaking partial investigations (Note 1) 
    (Note 1. Anything included in the brackets is valid in the case where the investigation is done by a delegate).

    On the…day of the month of….in the year…

    Having been called personally there appeared before me the undersigned (let there be written the name, family name etc., of the person who is to do the activity) taking place in (let there be noted the place and diocese where he is to be found) [specially delegated only for this act by R.P.D……., as [can be seen] in the letter of that same person directed and given to me on this date (let there be expressed on what exact day the letter was written) attached to the present document. N…N…(name, family name and qualities of the respondent witness)  who, having been brought to take the oath to tell the truth, which he does (even a priest) having touched God’s Holy Gospels, performed this for me.
 

    1. Interrogation:  whether he knew (for example, the woman) N…N…?
(name, family name and qualities of the indicated person). 
    He responded:….(this should be written in the same language the witnesses uses for his response).

    2. The Interrogation: what is the lifestyle, what are the morals, what is his reputation among the people?
He responded:….

    3. Interrogation: Whether he thinks that he or she [or she] is worthy of credence or on the other hand thinks that he or she is capable of lying, calumniating in court or even of committing perjury?
He responds:…. 

    4. The Interrogation:  Whether he knows  whether perhaps between him or her and the priest there exists or has existed a cause for hate or enmity?
He responds:….

    Then, the act duly read to the witness, having signified his taking an oath to observe the secret, which he does as above, the witness will be dismissed, ++41++ and before he leaves, signs as a confirmation of what has preceded (or, if he cannot write:  when he cannot write, as he asserted (let the cause be noted), he made the signs of the cross.    After the witness signed here or made the sign of the cross he who received the testimony signed himself in this way:

    These are acts done through me  H…H…[especially delegated only for this act].
L.X.S.
    [Then the delegate will transmit the act directly to him from whom he received the delegation together with the instruction and letter keeping nothing for himself].
 
 


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