Systematics and Coherence in the Development of Legal Regulation of Reserved Delicts in the Area of Sexual Abuse in Canon Law

Abstract

Over the past fifteen years, few areas of penal canon law have developed as intensively as the issue of delicts reserved to the Apostolic See, particularly in the area of combating sexual abuse. It is precisely because of this dynamic legal regulation that we encounter questions of systematicity and clarity in its application in practice. This article will focus on specific aspects that may cause problems of interpretation and application.