Il regionalismo differenziato dal punto di vista dell’ecclesiasticista. Brevi note problematiche

Abstract

The contribution deals with the differentiation of the powers of the Italian Regions in the perspective of the ecclesiastical law. Firstly, the author recalls that many scholars think that there is a strong analogy between art. 116, c. 3 (dedicated to the differentiation in the autonomy of the ordinary statute Regions), and art. 8, c. 3 (dedicated to the relationships between the State and the religious denominations different than the Catholic) of the Italian Constitution. Then the author analyzes the impact of regional autonomy on religious freedom and finally he underlines the importance of the supreme principle of “laicità” in order to achieve a good balance between the regional autonomy and the unity of the Republic.