JPII’s abuse reforms, 25 years later

What 'Sacramentorum sanctitatis tutela' means for the Church

Like it did 25 years ago, April 30 came and went this year without notice.

When April 30 went unnoticed in 2001, I was a newly ordained priest, sitting in a classroom in Rome, about to finish my license in canon law.

I happened to be taking a class on penal (criminal) law that semester. I had no idea how important April 30 was going to be; to be honest, I…