Press – Michael Mazza

Recent Press

Michael Mazza is a practicing civil and canon lawyer who advocates on behalf of clerics, religious, and lay people. Below are some of his recent articles, audio files, and speaking engagements.

Selected
Presentations

What lawmakers concerned about child abuse got wrong about church confessions

– interviewed on KJZZ 91.5 Radio, Phoenix

(2 Jan 2024)

The Vulnerable Person and the Law of the Church:

Are Accused Priests "Vulnerable Persons"?

Webinar on Guidance for Independent Review Boards

link to the presentation

(21 Sep 2023)

The Eclipse of Moral Certitude and the Importance of Standards of Proof

link to the presentation

(27 Oct 2023)

posted here courtesy of the Catholic Bar Association at catholicbar.org

Webinar on Model Policies for Dioceses and Religious Orders for Abuse Claims

link to the presentation

(6 Oct 2022)

Selected
Publications

Moral Certainty in Uncertain Times: The Importance of Standards of Proof When Responding to Accusations of Clerical Misconduct

pdf of article

(Dec 2023)

The Church, Persons, and Juridical Goods: An Introduction to Canon Law (translator)

– Wilson & Lafleur

(released Nov 2023)

That Which is Just in the Church: An Introduction to Canon Law (translator)

– St Augustine’s Press

(released Nov 2023)

Is the Internal Forum Under Attack? The Status of the Sacramental Seal and Internal Forum in Church and State in the USA

pdf of article

(June 2024)

A Review of the Sauvé Report on the Clerical Sexual Abuse Crisis in France

– Church, Communication and Culture

Protecting the Right to Reputation

– Studia Canonica

The Canonical Tradition Valuing the Right to Reputation

pdf of article

(Fall 2022)

Bona Fama in an Age of "Transparency": Publishing Lists of "Credibly Accused" Clerics

pdf of article

(Dec 2022)

Civil Suits by Catholic Priests: A Status Report

– The Catholic World Report (April 2024)

The Natural and Spiritual Basis for the Right to Reputation (a 2-part article)

– Homiletic & Pastoral Review

The Right of a Cleric to Bona Fama

– A canon law doctoral thesis (available on Amazon)

Defending a Cleric's Right to Reputation and the Sexual Abuse Scandal in the Catholic Church

pdf of article

(Fall 2022)

May a Catholic University Have a Catholic Faculty

(1 May 2003)

Should Clergy Hold the Priest-Penitent Privilege

pdf of article

(Fall 1998)

The Rise and Fall of Part-Time Legal Education in Wisconsin

pdf of article

(Summer 1998)

Reviewed in

JCD Thesis reviewed in Studia Canonica

– by Rev. Brian T. Austin, F.S.S.P.

(Fall 2023)

JCD Thesis reviewed in Revista Española de Derecho Canónico

– by Rev. Francisco J. Campos Martínez

pdf of article (pp 248-250)

(Spring 2023)

Contact Michael

To learn more about canon law services and how I can help, please send an email, or call (+1) 605.416.9303 (United States) or (+39) 02.99770.088 (Italy). I look forward to speaking with you.

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