Przełożony kościelny a notitia criminis w sprawie zastrzeżonego dla Kongregacji Nauki Wiary przestępstwa przeciwko VI przykazaniu Dekalogu
Church superior and notitia criminis in the case of a crime against VI Commandment of the Decalogue reserved to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Summary/Abstract: The author analyzes in the paper the responsibility of a church superior who receives information about a possible offense against the sixth commandment of the Decalogue reserved to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in light of the Vademecum published by that Congregation on July 16, 2020. The following issues are presented: the notitia criminis as a source of knowledge of a possible crime, the problem of the jurisdiction of the ordinary, and the criteria for preliminary verification of the information received. In conclusion, the author sees that the discretion of the ordinary in evaluating the news of a crime and deciding on the preliminary investigation is significantly reduced. The reduction of discretion is one of the important elements of the recent reform of canonical criminal law carried out by Pope Francis.

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