US Bishops: seal of confessional is unbreakable
Reporting allegations to public authorities must be done with 'due regard for the seal of Confession.'
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Force priests to break confessional seal in abuse cases says Australian lawmaker
The call for priests to be forced to break the seal of confession has met with a cold response from at least one Australian bishop.
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Montana kills bill to jail priests for 5 years for not revealing what they hear in counseling
A Montana bill to jail priests for up to five years for not violating the Seal of Confession appears to have died in committee. The vote is a victory for the religious freedom of Catholic priests and the laity.
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Germany stops surveillance of populist AfD party after US calls out 'authoritarian' methods
Sen. Cotton said that the surveillance of the AfD mimicked ‘authoritarian states,’ not an open democracy.
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Prominent Wisconsin cleric endorses bill forcing priests to break seal of confessional
Fr. James E. Connell, a former vice chancellor for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee accused of protecting pedophile priests, has previously sued states to revoke their protections for the seal of confession.
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Priests must break confessional seal: Irish government introduces anticipated bill
A statement from the Vatican last August made it clear that under no circumstances whatever may a priest reveal what he learns in confession.
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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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Coalition of Christian and pro-life groups backs Louisiana diocese’s defense of confessional seal
Eighteen Catholic, Christian, and pro-life groups have filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court.
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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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Montana bill would still jail priests 5 years for not revealing what they hear in counseling
A Montana bill to jail priests for up to five years for not violating the Seal of Confession still puts them in legal jeopardy and removes some protections, even after being amended. Still, the Montana Catholic Conference supports it.
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