This article explores the thought of Pope John Paul II on religious liberty. Reference is made to the significance of Dignitatis Humanae as the interpretive key to Vatican II. The article does a fine job of contextualizing religious freedom within a broader context. In particular, the central question explored is whether a state may under certain…
His Holiness Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyła, reigned 1978 to 2005) was not a jurist-pope in the tradition of, for example, Pope Gregory IX, who directed St. Raymond of Peñafort in the production of the Liber Extra, also called Decretales. St. Raymond’s work served as a cornerstone of canon law until the twentieth century….
http://w2.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/speeches/2007/february/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20070224_academy-life.html Clementine Hall Saturday, 24 February 2007 Dear Brothers and Sisters, It is a true joy for me to receive the Members of the Pontifical Academy for Life in this Audience, held on the occasion of the 13th General Assembly, and those who are participating at this Congress on the theme: “The Christian conscience in…
https://w2.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/speeches/2007/february/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20070212_pul.htmlClementine Hall Monday, 12 February 2007 Venerable Brothers in the Episcopate and in the Priesthood, Esteemed Professors, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with particular pleasure that I welcome you at the beginning of the Congress’ work in which you will be engaged in the following days on a theme of considerable importance for the present…
Myers, Richard S., Pope John Paul II, Freedom, and Constitutional Law (September 16, 2006). Ave Maria Law Review, Vol. #6, No. 1, 2007. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2093595 This article examines Supreme Court jurisprudence as it pertains to substantive due process. The Supreme Court has absorbed certain elements of the larger U.S. culture, especially with regard…
