As long as the Pope is in office, he enjoys absolute immunity. The Pope is both the head of the Church, and the sovereign of the Vatican City State (like a monarch).
Under international law, heads of state generally have absolute immunity from lawsuits and criminal prosecution in foreign countries. This means that if the Pope slapped you while visiting, say, the U.S., you probably couldn’t sue him or have him arrested under normal circumstances.
Inside Vatican City, it’s even more protected — the Vatican is a sovereign nation, and the Pope is above its legal system.
Yes. Using the famous Henry IV vs Pope Gregory VII as your playbook, here’s how you can retaliate:
-You slap back
-You appear to be truly penitent and seek forgiveness
-By divine law, the Pope has to forgive you
-You consolidate political power, invade Vatican, and banish the Pope
Arguably, a slap can’t really be considered gravely wounding someone. And enforcing the code of canon laws on the pope himself has always been… inconsistent.
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I mean honestly, if the pope slaps you then you probably deserved it.
You can’t sue the dead.
I’m not religious, don’t know why the pope would be near me, but I’d slap back.
Why would the pope slap me?
In the vatican most likely yes as he is the regent. Outside, too, technically as i assume he has diplomat credentials.
As long as the Pope is in office, he enjoys absolute immunity. The Pope is both the head of the Church, and the sovereign of the Vatican City State (like a monarch).
Under international law, heads of state generally have absolute immunity from lawsuits and criminal prosecution in foreign countries. This means that if the Pope slapped you while visiting, say, the U.S., you probably couldn’t sue him or have him arrested under normal circumstances.
Inside Vatican City, it’s even more protected — the Vatican is a sovereign nation, and the Pope is above its legal system.
How can he slap?!
lolll if you get slapped by the pope you def messed up.
He’s died, you don’t need to worry
Yes. Using the famous Henry IV vs Pope Gregory VII as your playbook, here’s how you can retaliate:
-You slap back
-You appear to be truly penitent and seek forgiveness
-By divine law, the Pope has to forgive you
-You consolidate political power, invade Vatican, and banish the Pope
Hope it helps. Let me know how it goes
Let’s be honest, priests seem to have total immunity so the pope definitely must have.
Nobody, even the pope, enjoys total immunity from these hands.
HOLY SLAP
The pope would find out these hands are rated e for everyone.
heck, his underling priests can rape you and enjoy immunity
I believe the legal precedent is to turn the other cheek
TITLE VI. OFFENCES AGAINST HUMAN LIFE, DIGNITY AND FREEDOM: Can. 1397— § 1. One who commits homicide, or who by force or by fraud abducts, imprisons, mutilates or gravely wounds a person, is to be punished, according to the gravity of the offence…
Arguably, a slap can’t really be considered gravely wounding someone. And enforcing the code of canon laws on the pope himself has always been… inconsistent.
I would be way more interested in the unremembered chain of events that led to me being that close to the pope. It’s probably a better story.
Think good ole Trump. If there was anyway, who’s going to stop him?
That depends, are we in a stand your ground state?
Damned if you do probably damned if you don’t
Once pope Francis (God rest his soul) he slapped a woman’s hand for holding him too tightly