Spanish Church Develops Compliance Policy to Deepen Good Governance and Transparency

The Órgano de Cumplimiento Normativo de la Conferencia Episcopal Española organized the fourth Encuentro de Cumplimiento Normativo in Madrid to improve governance and transparency. The meeting brought together leaders from Spanish dioceses and institutions to discuss the application of compliance systems in the Church.

Monsignor Alejandro Arellano, dean of the Tribunal de la Rota Romana and president of the Tribunal de Apelación de la Ciudad del Vaticano, spoke on Church governance and the response of law. Monsignor Carlos Manuel Morán Bustos, dean of the Tribunal de la Rota de la Nunciatura Apostólica, presented on the principle of legality in the administrative and judicial spheres of the Church. Monsignor Jesús Rodríguez Torrente addressed internal investigations regarding the protection of minors and vulnerable persons, presenting the experience of diocesan offices, the PRIVA, and the new system derived from an agreement between the CEE, CONFER, the Ministerio de la Presidencia, Justicia y Relaciones con las Cortes, and the Defensor del Pueblo.