JoMaCC

Journal of Modern and Contemporary Christianity

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La Penitenzieria Apostolica, la Santa Sede e l’introduzione del ‘Codice Zanardelli’, nel contesto della ‘questione romana’

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Abstract

The Italian Risorgimento process saw the Apostolic Penitentiary, generally accustomed to operating with great confidentiality, rising to a prominent ‘public’ role. It was in the context of the Roman Question that the Holy See had to deal with the introduction of the new Italian Penal Code (commonly called ‘Zanardelli Code’), which was approved in June 1889 and came into force at the beginning of the following year. This article offers a reconstruction of the reaction of the Apostolic Penitentiary and the Holy See to the publication of the Code.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Presentato: 22 Febbraio 2022 | Accettato: 29 Marzo 2022 | Pubblicato 29 Aprile 2022 | Lingua: it

Keywords Giuseppe ZanardelliLeo XIIIApostolic PenitentiaryRaffaele Monaco La VallettaRoman QuestionHoly SeeLa Civiltà CattolicaItalian Penal Code