O możliwości wprowadzenia do polskiego systemu prawnego ochrony (kanonicznej) tajemnicy duszpasterskiej

Both, Polish law and canon law contain regulations prohibiting the disclosure of certain information. These regulations concern own affairs in the internal forum of the state or the Church, and also the foreign affairs. Polish law protects the sacramental seal of confession, for example, but it lacks protection for the (canon) pastoral secrecy. Introducing the protection of this secret into the Polish legal system is a desirable aim that would safeguard fundamental human rights, which is the right to religious freedom, by ensuring that the contents of pastoral talks are kept confidential. This article discusses the possibility of introducing the protection of this secret to the Polish legal system through the reception of canonical regulations and indicates problems that may be associated with it.