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The pontifical secret or pontifical secrecy or papal secrecy is the code of confidentiality that, in accordance with the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, applies in matters that require greater than ordinary confidentiality: :"Business of the Roman Curia at the service of the universal Church is officially covered by ordinary secrecy, the moral obligation of which is to be gauged in accordance with the instructions given by a superior or the nature and importance of the question. But some matters of major importance require a particular secrecy, called 'pontifical secrecy', and must be observed as a grave obligation."〔"Quod autem ad Curiam Romanum attinet, negotia, quae ab ea in universalis Ecclesiae servitium tractantur, communi secreto ex officio obteguntur, cuius moralis obligatio vel ex superioris praescripto vel ex rei natura et momento dimetienda est. At in quibusdam rebus gravioris momenti peculiare urgetur secretum, quod «pontificium» nuncupatur et gravi semper obligatione servandum est" (Instruction ''Secreta continere'' of 4 February 1974, introduction)〕 Pontifical secrecy is the subject of the instruction ''Secreta continere'' of 4 February 1974 issued by the Secretariat of State. The text is published in ''Acta Apostolicae Sedis'', 1974, pages 89–92.〔The text can also be found, accompanied by an Italian translation in ''Enchiridion Vaticanum'' 5 (Centro Editoriale Dehoniano, Bologna, Italy 1979).〕 ==Matters covered by pontifical secrecy== The instruction ''Secreta continere'' lists ten classes of matters covered by the pontifical secret: # Preparation of papal documents, if pontifical secrecy is expressly demanded # Information obtained officially by the Secretariat of State in connection with questions requiring pontifical secrecy # Notifications sent to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith about teachings and publications and the Congregation's examination of them. # Extrajudicial denunciations of crimes against the faith and morals or against the sacrament of Penance, while safeguarding the right of the person denounced to be informed of the denunciation, if his defence against it makes this necessary. The name of the person making the denunciation may be made known to him only if it is judged necessary to have a face-to-face confrontation between denouncer and denounced. # Reports by papal legates on matters covered by pontifical secrecy. # Information obtained officially with regard to the naming of cardinals # Information obtained officially with regard to the naming of bishops and papal legates and the relative inquiries. # Information obtained officially with regard to the naming of the chief officers of the Roman Curia. # All matters concerning cipher systems and enciphered messages. # Any matter that the Pope, a Cardinal in charge of a department of the Roman Curia, or a papal legate considers to be of such importance that it requires the protection of papal secrecy.〔Instruction ''Secreta continere'', article I〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pontifical secret」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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