So Catholicism officially considers itself above the law. At least if what's written here is a straight quote from the Vatican.
The particularly troubling phrase: an "unacceptable offense" against the church's freedom from secular power
Your just now realising this? They place god and the church above everything, including secular law. Always have, always will.
I've never seen it in writing before. So it's basically a criminal organisation? Only criminals believe they're above the law.
@NicoleCadmium pretty much, at least in my opinion.