The Right of the Faithful to the Liberty of Investigation in Ecclesiastical Sciences

Abstract

The Apostolic Constitution Veritatis gaudium promotes the renewal of ecclesiastical studies and promotes the development of research in sacred sciences. In this general framework, the fundamental aspects of the right of the faithful to freedom of research and teaching, recognized in canon 218, are analyzed, with particular reference to their nature, content, subjects and conditions of exercise. The article concludes with a particular reference to the solution of the conflicts that, for this purpose, may arise within the entities of higher education.