Kaznodziejstwo w optyce polskiego prawa karnego
Preaching in the perspective of Polish criminal law

Summary/Abstract: Preaching the word of God is the part of the ministry of the Divine word. The activity belongs exclusively to the Church and is regulated by the church law. But due to the fact that the preaching is most often held publicly and in the public places, it is also under regime of Polish law. The article focuses on Polish criminal law. The catholic ministers must be aware of the criminal responsibility for the preaching. The paper concludes with the postulate de lege ferenda that preaching should be established as the circumstance that precludes penal responsibility. It is needed in the hazard of the fact that the law on “hate speech” would be introduced into polish legal system. Due to the wide definition of hate speech the teaching of the Church could be considered as discriminating.

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