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At the center of the research are previously overlooked excerpts from a lost papal letter preserved in a medieval collection of canon law in the Vatican.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

The group is hoping a change of canon law will bring about the zero-tolerance policy worldwide, and has spoken to experts and compiled documents that they will give to Pope Leo.

From BBC Oct. 20, 2025

Gay rights groups cheered the news, but Dawn Eden Goldstein, a Catholic theologian who holds a licensure in canon law, advised that church members should read the Vatican’s pronouncement carefully.

From Washington Times Dec. 18, 2023

“As far as canon law is concerned, it’s impeccable,” Chirri said.

From Seattle Times Jan. 1, 2023

The Catholic Church has survived for centuries, not by passing on a ‘celibacy gene’ from one pope to the next, but by passing on the stories of the New Testament and of Catholic canon law.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari



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