We thus remove and absolutely abolish the old calendar and we - TopicsExpress

We thus remove and absolutely abolish the old calendar and we wish that all the patriarchs, primacies, archbishops, bishops, abbots and other leaders of Churches put into force for the reading of the divine office and the celebration of the festivals, each one in his Church, monastery, convent, command, army or diocese, the new calendar, to which was adapted the martyrology, and make use only of this one, as well as all the other priests and clerks, secular and regular, of the both genders, as well as soldiers and all Christians, this calendar whose use will start after the ten days removal of October 1582. As for those however which live in areas too distant to take knowledge of this letter in time, they are allowed to make such a change in October of the year which will follow immediately, namely 1583, or the next one, as soon, of course, as this letter will have come to them, in the manner that we indicated above and as that will be more abundantly explained in the calendar of the year of the reform....No one among men, therefore, is permitted to infringe on prescription, order, wish, approval, prohibition, suppression, abolition, exhortation and request, nor dare attempt any reckless opposition. But if you dare tamper with this, Almighty God will take you up with indignation, and you will be mounting contempt upon His happy apostles Peter and Paul. ---- Papal Edict by Pope Gregory XIII abolishing the pagan calendar of Julius Caesar, and establishing a new one that aligns the celebration of Easter in his time with the date believed to have been used by the Apostles and forever more