I'd go to jail before revealing confessions: Australian archbishop
Confession is an 'absolutely sacrosanct communication of a higher order,' Archbishop Denis Hart said.
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St. Jean-Marie Vianney’s tireless zeal for souls and love of God is a lesson for priests
St. Jean-Marie Vianney, the Curé of Ars, endured demonic attacks and persecutions throughout his life due to his indefatigable efforts to lead people to God.
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California law targets priests and will destroy Sacrament of Confession: Canon lawyer
Fr. Pius Pietrzyk warned that if the bill passes, Catholic clergy will be forced to either break the seal or face possible imprisonment.
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Legal battle isn't over for priest who refuses to break confessional seal
The Diocese of Baton Rouge is also named in a lawsuit that a judge refused to dismiss on Monday.
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Australian archbishop convicted of covering up sex abuse, faces two years in prison
Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson is now the highest-ranking Catholic prelate to face a sex abuse conviction.
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ICC RELUCTANTLY ALLOWS PRIESTS CONFESSION SECRECY
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 18 (LifeSiteNews.com) – After intense negotiations by the Vatican, the proposed International Criminal Court has conceded Catholic priests their traditional immunity from having to reveal information received in confessions. Much to the chagrin of Canada which proposed the violation of the ancient Catholic sacramental “seal” of confession and over the objections of France, the ICC draft document now includes the phrase: “The court shall recognise as privileged the communications made in the context of a sacred confession when it is an integral part of the practice of that religion.”
For the background on this […]
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Cardinal, bishops ban confession in response to coronavirus pandemic
Catholics believe that confession cleanses one from deadly sins that would otherwise cut one off from God and the Kingdom of heaven.
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Viganò defends breaking promise of ‘pontifical’ secrecy in exposing Pope's cover-up of McCarrick
'The seal of secrecy is not binding when very grave harm can be avoided only by divulging the truth.'
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Half of charges against Cardinal Pell dropped, but he still faces two sex abuse trials
MELBOURNE, Australia, May 3, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) — Australian Cardinal George Pell faces two trials within months on charges of alleged past sexual abuse after a magistrate ruled earlier this week there was sufficient evidence against him, the Irish Times has reported.
Melbourne Magistrate Belinda Wallington threw out half the charges against Pell, including the most serious, but concluded after a month-long preliminary hearing the 76-year-old cardinal should be tried by jury on “multiple” charges.
The most senior Catholic cleric to face trial on such allegations, Pell has been on leave from his post as Vatican treasurer since being charged last June.
Pell pleaded […]
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Pro-life academy backs Viganò’s ‘heroic’ testimony about Pope Francis
'We wish to express our profound support of Archbishop Viganò’s courage, true charity and faithfulness to Peter,' they write.
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