The Crime of Recording and Publishing a Confession: Facts and Developments in Canon Penal Law Cover Image

Trestný čin nahrávání a zveřejňování zpovědi: skutkové podstaty a vývoj v kanonickém trestním právu
The Crime of Recording and Publishing a Confession: Facts and Developments in Canon Penal Law

Author(s): Šimon Polívka
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Systematic Theology, Canon Law / Church Law, Philosophy of Law, Sociology of Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Společnost pro církevní právo
Keywords: confession; confession recording; confession publication; excommunication; graviora delicta;

Summary/Abstract: The provisions of church laws regarding the sacrament of reconciliation consistently protect not only the penitent, but also the confessor and the sacrament itself, its inviolability and trustworthiness. These norms include a strict ban on recording or listening to the confession using technical means, as well as a ban on publishing the content of the confession in the media. The provision applies not only to the perpetrators of the said crimes, but also to everyone whose cooperation was necessary for the commission of the crime. Due to their seriousness, the listed crimes are reserved for the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.

  • Issue Year: XXIX/2023
  • Issue No: 93
  • Page Range: 21-38
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Czech
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