Can. 1390 §1. One who falsely denounces before an ecclesiastical superior a confessor for the delict mentioned in can. 1385 incurs a latae sententiae interdict and, if he is a cleric, also a suspension.
§2
Can. 1390 §2. One who offers an ecclesiastical superior another calumnious denunciation of a delict or who otherwise illegitimately injures the good reputation of another is to be punished with a just penalty according to the norm of can. 1336 §§2-4, to which a censure can also be added.
§3
Can. 1390 §3. A calumniator must also be compelled to make appropriate reparation.
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