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The lifting of “pontifical secrecy” and the relationship between the state and Church systems of justice in the subject matter of sex offences against minors

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: The article describes the issue of the relationship between the Catholic Church’s judicial system and the national law enforcement authorities and judiciary powers after 6 December 2019, when Pope Francis lifted the so-called “pontifical secrecy” concerning canon criminal cases of clerics accused of sexually abusing minors. After a brief outline of the regulations re- ferring to the institution of secrecy in the canonical legal order and arguments justifying the need to keep it, the author presents certain provisions on pontifical secrecy and the conse- quences of lifting it for the relationship between the state and the Church’s system of justice.

Source: Acta Iuris Stetinensis

DOI: 10.18276/ais.2020.29-08

Author: Piotr Majer

Institutions: Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków, National Science Centre

Language: English

Topic: Theology and Canon Law Studies

Subfield: Religious studies

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: National Eye Institute