GDPR and Canon Law—The Impact of European Union Law on the Canonical Systems for the Protection of the Right to Good Reputation and Privacy

Abstract

The paper examines the impact of GDPR on the canonical regulations established by the National Episcopates of EU Member States in accordance with Article 91, paragraph 1 GDPR. It also focuses on the canonical models of protection for the right to good reputation and privacy introduced in compliance with GDPR principles, which, in some cases, do not always give proper value to the provisions and instruments, such as the hierarchical recourse, outlined in universal canon law.