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
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...
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
2020-01-01
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f0088592969a4de3aa2a62090ab288f82022-12-21T19:51:26ZengWydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu SzczecińskiegoActa Iuris Stetinensis2083-43732020-01-012910.18276/ais.2020.29-08The lifting of “pontifical secrecy” and the relationship between the state and Church systems of justice in the subject matter of sex offences against minorsPiotr MajerThe 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.https://wnus.edu.pl/ais/en/issue/1184/article/18803/canon lawCatholic Churchcanonical proceduresexual abuse of minorssecrecypontifical secrecy |
| spellingShingle | Piotr Majer 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 Acta Iuris Stetinensis canon law Catholic Church canonical procedure sexual abuse of minors secrecy pontifical secrecy |
| title | 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 |
| title_full | 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 |
| title_fullStr | 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 |
| title_full_unstemmed | 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 |
| title_short | 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 |
| title_sort | lifting of pontifical secrecy and the relationship between the state and church systems of justice in the subject matter of sex offences against minors |
| topic | canon law Catholic Church canonical procedure sexual abuse of minors secrecy pontifical secrecy |
| url | https://wnus.edu.pl/ais/en/issue/1184/article/18803/ |
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