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The aim of the following research is to analyse, according to a comparative approach, the evolution of juridical protection and promotion of children and their rights, including the state of current regulations and their implementation. The first part will take into consideration existing and former international legislation and, in the second part, we will consider the reforms put forward by the juridical system of the Catholic Church, particularly those recently promulgated by Pope Francis. Both sections will draw attention to the regulations aimed at protecting children from any kind of sexual abuse and exploitation. more...

To link mercy to ecclesial experience regarding sanctions would seem superfluous, except for those who attribute merely punitive objectives to penal systems (including the canonical system). Among the reasons that support this approach are some which claim to be derived from biblical tradition. It is true that training in the penal law of the Church is linked to her commitment to counteracting evil in the life of individuals and of the community. However, the connection between sanctions and penitential discipline is equally undeniable, clearly focused on the proclamation of mercy and the granting of forgiveness, especially in order for the Christian faithful to be able to participate worthily in the Eucharist, developing Paul’s teaching in the First Letter to the Corinthians (11, 27). more...