DELICTA GRAVIORA MANUAL: VOLUME 3: A COMMENTARY ON ARTICLES 21-31 OF THE NORMAE

This book examines the 2010 revised laws of the SST Normae de gravioribus delictis, including the 2019 amendments to the SST Normae and the 2020 Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith vademecum on certain points of procedure in treating cases of sexual abuse of minors committed by clerics. It explains the rationale and meaning of each of the revised articles of the SST Normae in light of the Code of Canon Law, the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, and the penal jurisprudence of the Church. It also gives special attention to members of religious institutes, secular institutes, and societies of apostolic life with particular reference to delicta graviora. You will also find in this book the explanation of the laws governing the penal procedures of the Church with particular reference to the delicts reserved to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Volume 3 examines Articles 21-31 of the Normae de gravioribus delictis. Volume 3 also contains sample forms pertaining to the judicial penal process, the extrajudicial penal process, the hierarchical recourse, and the second instance penal process. The sample forms provided in this book are for use in delicta graviora cases.