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Laws cannot force priests to break seal of confession : Vatican

On: July 2, 2019

Vatican , July 1: The Vatican has on July 1 reaffirmed Catholic teaching that priests cannot reveal what they learn in confession, in an apparent response to moves in Australia and elsewhere to force them to do so in cases of sexual abuse. A document from the Vatican’s Apostolic Penitentiary,Continue Reading

Archbishop condemns law forcing priests to violate seal of confessional

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On: June 14, 2018

In: Religious

Brisbane: A new law requiring priests to break the seal of the confessional is “premature and ill-judged”, the Archbishop of Brisbane has said. Archbishop Mark Coleridge, President of the Australian bishops’ conference, said the law in Australian Capital Territory (ACT) was “seemingly driven by a desire to penalise the CatholicContinue Reading