Theologis adhuc pervestigandae sunt, ratione habita Traditionis christianae et Magisterii Ecclesiae, hae quaestiones, quae neque pondere carent neque difficultate, ita ut missionariis, qui nunc sunt et in posterum erunt, novae patescant viae, quas in actione sua sequantur, religiones non christianas contingentes.
We must therefore allow sufficient time for people to adapt and that is why we propose, on behalf of the Socialist Group in the European Parliament, a transitional period for those Member States which still have duty-free outlets, allowing them to gradually adjust to the new situation. We therefore propose the distant date of 1 January 2017 to allow a gradual convergence towards the common rule.vatican.va vatican.va