Church and State Relations in the Constitution of Malta

• Authors: Aquilina Kevin

Title variants

PL

Relacje Kościoła i państwa w konstytucji Malty

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper discussed the relationship between the Catholic Church and the State of Malta as evidenced primarily in the Constitution of Malta and secondarily in other Constitutional Laws. It is noted that the Roman Catholic Apostolic Religion is the national religion of Malta. Malta is a confessional state which respects freedom of conscious and worship and all other religions and cults are protected by law. It considers other instances, such as the instructions of children in state schools in the Catholic religion and the influence of the Catholic Church on the state. However, lately, the relationship between the Church and the State has suffered as the state is becoming more liberal in orientation as evidenced by the enactment of laws which do not comply with the Catholic teaching of the Church’s magisterium. Hence, this opens different challenges to the Catholic Church in Malta not hitherto known to it.

PL

Artykuł omawia związek między Kościołem katolickim a państwem maltańskim, który regulują przede wszystkim Konstytucja Malty, a także inne ustawy państwowe. Należy zauważyć, że religia rzymskokatolicka jest religią państwową Malty. Malta jest państwem wyznaniowym, które szanuje wolność wyznania i kultu, a wszystkie religie są prawnie chronione. Artykuł analizuje przypadki, takie jak religijna formacja dzieci w szkołach państwowych i wpływ Kościoła katolickiego na państwo. Zdaniem autora, ostatnio stosunki między Kościołem a państwem stały się nieco napięte, gdyż państwo staje się bardziej liberalne, czego dowodem jest uchwalenie praw, które nie są zgodne z katolickim nauczaniem magisterium Kościoła. Stąd otwierają się różne wyzwania przed Kościołem katolickim na Malcie, dotychczas nie znane.

Keywords

EN

Church-State relations; Malta; freedom of conscience and worship; Canon Law influences on Maltese Law

PL

relacje między Kościołem i Państwem; Malta; wolność sumienia i wyznania; wpływ prawa kanonicznego na prawo maltańskie

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
• Journal: Polonia Sacra
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 2(51)
• Pages: 175-199

Contributors

author

Aquilina Kevin

• University of Malta

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