We both agree that there are already a number of practical provisions in place that make schism practically impossible. That is, in practice, in our everyday actions, we express and show Rome our submission, the fact that we recognise these authorities, and this not only at Mass, not only by naming the Pope and the local bishop in the canon of the Mass, but also in other ways. There is the example of the Pope himself, who has given us the power to hear confessions. There are also legal acts: it is a little complicated to explain, but it can happen that a priest commits canonical crimes, and in such cases we refer to Rome, which grants us the faculty and sometimes even requires us to issue a judgement on such cases. So these are really normal relationships. It is not just a matter of jurisdiction over confessions, there is a whole range of things involved.

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "We both agree that there are already a number of practical provisions in place that make schism practically impossible. That is, in practice, in our everyday actions, we express and show Rome our submission, the fact that we recognise these authorities, and this not only at Mass, not only by naming the Pope and the local bishop in the canon of the Mass, but also in other ways. There is the example of the Pope himself, who has given us the power to hear confessions. There are also legal acts: it is a little complicated to explain, but it can happen that a priest commits canonical crimes, and in such cases we refer to Rome, which grants us the faculty and sometimes even requires us to issue a judgement on such cases. So these are really normal relationships. It is not just a matter of jurisdiction over confessions, there is a whole range of things involved." in the context of "Siamo entrambi d’accordo sul fatto che ci sono già attualmente un certo numero di disposizioni pratiche che rendono lo scisma praticamente impossibile. Cioè nella pratica, negli atti di tutti i giorni, noi esprimiamo e mostriamo a Roma la nostra sottomissione, il fatto che riconosciamo queste autorità, e ciò non soltanto alla Messa, non soltanto nominando il Papa e il Vescovo locale nel canone della Messa, bensì anche in altre cose. C’è l’esempio del Papa stesso che ci ha dato il potere di confessare. Ci sono anche degli atti giuridici: è un po’ complicato da spiegare, ma può succedere che un sacerdote commetta dei delitti canonici, e in questi casi noi facciamo riferimento a Roma, che ci accorda la facoltà e a volte anzi ci richiede di emettere un giudizio su tali casi. Si tratta, quindi, veramente di relazioni normali. Non si tratta soltanto della giurisdizione per le confessioni, c’è tutto un insieme di cose.
 • As quoted in “La fine di un equivoco”: Mons. Fellay conferma, Sodalitium.biz (February 4, 2017)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.