The impact of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on the world of law has been wide and deep, directly proportional to that produced by the virus on habits, ways of life and social relations. However, the critical issues and uncertainties derived from the pandemic emergency are not an absolute novelty, as, with a deeper analysis, they prove to be connected to the dynamics of globalization and consequent phenomena. This is also true under the point of view of the relationships between law and religion. These relationships are not exempt from the implications of the emergency, but, at the same time, they reproduce the dialectic tensions already present in the pre-pandemic phase. More specifically, the pandemic emergency confirms the necessity to include the religious factor among the elements that contribute to the material and moral progress of society. Therefore, a renewed engagement of scholars and juridical operators for the enhancement of religion and for the complete inclusion of cultural and religious differences within the social and legal context is needed, in the perspective of the equal protection of constitutional rights and freedoms.
Giuseppe D'Angelo (Sat,) studied this question.