What Vatican City's new law could mean for laypeople
The new Vatican City constitution raises some big questions about Pope Francis' preferred legal philosophy.
Pope Francis on Saturday issued a revised Fundamental Law for the Vatican City State, a kind of constitutional law for the tiny territory surrounding St. Peter’s Basilica.
The new constitution made a number of interesting reforms. But a key change in the text’s language raises deep questions about the legal thinking around Pope Francis — and it could p…