Exhibit 478 · Papal norms (motu proprio)
Apostolic Letter issued Motu Proprio, Vos estis lux mundi
conduct carried out by the subjects referred to in article 6, consisting of actions or omissions intended to interfere with or avoid civil investigations or canonical investigations, whether administrative or penal, against a cleric or a religious regarding the delicts referred to in letter a) of this paragraph.
Universal norms, in force 1 June 2019 for three years ad experimentum. Require dioceses to set up public reporting systems within a year; oblige clerics and religious to report to the local Ordinary; create a procedure for reports about bishops via the Metropolitan; bar retaliation and imposed silence on reporters; Art. 19 leaves reporting duties to civil authorities to state law.
- Source
- Pope Francis (Holy See)
- Date
- 7 May 2019
- Quoted from
- Art. 1 §1(b)
- Grade
- Primary record
- Document
- https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/motu_proprio/documents/papa-francesco-motu-proprio-20190507_vos-estis-lux-mundi.html
- Accessed
- 2026-11-09
- Cited by
- Findings citing this exhibit