Chiesa cattolica e abusi nella riforma del diritto penale canonico: il fascino ancora incerto del diritto secolare [The Catholic Church and abuses in the reform of canonical criminal law: the still uncertain appeal of secular law]

Sanctioning clergy abuse without denying the soul of canonical criminal law is a challenge that the Catholic Church has been confronted with for two decades now, ever since John Paul II promulgated the Apostolic Letter Sacramentorum Sanctitatis Tutela in 2001 intending to combat this scourge. This process has recently resulted in the reform of Book VI of the Code of Canon Law. In investigating the new elements introduced by this reform, this contribution questions the relationship between canon law and secular criminal law