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Czech court finds parts of Vatican-Czech treaty unconstitutional
April 10, 2026
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CWN Editor's Note: The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic declared parts of a 2024 treaty between the Czech Republic and the Holy See to be unconstitutional.
The court faulted provisions related to Church archives and to the seal of Confession; the latter, said the court, is “a clear violation of the neutrality of the state and the principle of equal treatment of different churches.”
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