Aequitas canonica and Access to the Sacrament of Penance during the First Wave of COVID-19 in 2020 in the Light of the Principles of Canon Law

Epidemiological measures during the first wave of coronavirus epidemic in 2020 significantly affected realization religious freedom, including services and sacraments. This paper deals with one narrower topic this area, namely, regulation access to sacrament penance response secular law. It focuses mainly on modalities allowing Catholic Church, both terms universal law particular proposals for its formulation.