Finally, each and every Catholic, as also the baptized of every non-Catholic church or denomination who enters into the fullness of the Catholic communion, must retain his own rite wherever he is, must cherish it and observe it to the best of his ability (4), without prejudice to the right in special cases of persons, communities or areas, to have recourse to the Apostolic See, which, as the supreme judge of interchurch relations, will, acting itself or through other authorities, meet the needs of the occasion in an ecumenical spirit, by the issuance of opportune directives, decrees or rescripts.
Na hatimaye wakatoliki wote na kila mmoja wao pamoja na wabatizwa wa Kanisa lolote lile au jumuiya isiyo ya kikatoliki wanaoujia utimilifu wa ushirika wa kikatoliki, watunze riti yao popote walipo na kuyaheshimu na kuyashika kadiri ya nguvu zao[4]; ila katika nafasi za pekee ihifadhiwe haki ya watu, jumuiya au kanda kukata rufaa kwa Baba Mtakatifu ambaye, kama mwamuzi mkuu wa mahusiano kati ya Makanisa atayashughulikia mwenyewe mahitaji hayo kadiri ya roho ya kiekumeni au atayakabidhi kwa wengine wenye mamlaka kwa njia ya dikrii, hati au amri.