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.
