JoMaCC Journal of Modern and Contemporary Christianity

Journal | JoMaCC
Journal issue | 1 | 1 | 2022
Research Article | Esporre «integralmente la dottrina» e regolarsi «secondo l’opportunità»

Esporre «integralmente la dottrina» e regolarsi «secondo l’opportunità»

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

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

Submitted: Feb. 22, 2022 | Accepted: March 29, 2022 | Published April 29, 2022 | Language: it

Keywords Raffaele Monaco La VallettaItalian Penal CodeApostolic PenitentiaryGiuseppe ZanardelliHoly SeeRoman QuestionLeo XIIILa Civiltà Cattolica


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