Many thanks to Mike Gormley and Dave VanVickle over at Ascension Press for having me on their “Every Knee Shall Bow” podcast to discuss “The Importance of Canon Law.” Fun!
“The Importance of Canon Law”
New Book: “The Violation of the Principles of Penal Legality and Due Process in Canon Law”
Delighted to find my own work cited in this newly published book—check it out!
Abstract: In recent decades, the criminal law of the Catholic Church has undergone a sharp reversal, moving from the strong procedural guarantees of the 1983 Code of Canon Law to the so-called “zero tolerance” regime, adopted to combat the “scourge” of sexual abuse committed by clerics. This shift, however, has undermined principles universally recognized as essential to “due process.” Focusing particularly on the highly problematic derogation from the statute of limitations provided for such offenses in canon law […] this volume examines the potential civilly significant consequences of canonical processes that violate constitutionally guaranteed rights.
Doctoral defence
By the grace of God, I successfully defended my doctoral dissertation in canon law! It lasted a little under two hours. The recording begins with my presentation of the dissertation (20 min.), followed by questions from the five judges (1h30m).
Penal Legality in Canon Law
Same presentation as below, but in mp4 format (1.5 GB).
https://www.coradcorloquitur.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CCLS_Presentation_2019_Nullum-crimen.m4v
Penal Legality in Canon Law
Keynote (PowerPoint) presentation with audio; presented on Wed., 23 October 2019, at the annual convention of the Canadian Canon Law Society (https://ccls-scdc.ca) in Quebec City, QC.
64 MB file (https://www.coradcorloquitur.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CCLS-Presentation-2019-Nullum-crimen.key)
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