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By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture, Feb 21, 2023
The US Constitution (Article I, Section 9) prohibits ex post facto laws. A legislature can make an activity illegal, but it cannot make the prohibition retroactive: you cannot be punished for doing something that was legal at the time you did it.
The Code of Canon Law has a similar provision. Canon #9 states: “Laws concern matters of the future, not those of the past…” But the sentence continues with an important qualification: “… unless provision is made in them for the latter by name.” …
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Phil Lawler has been a Catholic journalist for more than 30 years. He has edited several Catholic magazines and written eight books. Founder of Catholic World News, he is the news director and lead analyst at CatholicCulture.org.