Book VI of the CIC, recently promulgated, introduced a series of legislative innovations, some of which concern the canonical protection of minors. Compared to the previous text, a greater attention to the person of a minor is codified, assimilating and integrating the legal interventions that were introduced from 1983 into the present day. This article offers a critical reading of some of these new elements, highlighting their most important aspects as well as situating them into the current legislative landscape.