Tag Archives: Seal of confession

Retired Australian Bp. Robinson says he would break Seal of Confession, trashes Card. Pell

Posted on 14 November 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This, from UCANEWS make me angry:
Pell does not speak for the whole Church says retired bishop
The retired bishop, Geoffrey Robinson, says he would be prepared to break the seal of confession in order to report sexual abuse.  [?!?]
Bishop Robinson has … Continue reading →

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POLL ALERT! Australia: Legal efforts to force priests to break Seal of Confession!

Posted on 17 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

For POLL info, read to the bottom.
From Australian news.com.au
Priests could be ordered to report confessions of sex abuse to police
Ashley Gardiner
Herald Sun
July 18, 2012 12:00AM
HUNDREDS of years of Catholic tradition in the confessional could be overturned by Victoria’s inquiry into … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: A regular confessor, anonymity and the Seal

Posted on 30 May 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
I make frequent use of the Sacrament of Penance and have a regular confessor. It’s always “anonymous,” but not anonymous. It’s awkward. The priest knows it’s me, but when he’s giving counsel he gets caught up on trying come up with … Continue reading →

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A note to confessors about confessions and keeping your voices QUIET

Posted on 8 October 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have had some encouraging email lately about people returning to the Sacrament of Penance after a long period.  This sort of news makes continuing this blog worth the labor.
Also, some people send concerns about the way the sacrament is … Continue reading →

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The most important thing I will ever write on this blog

Posted on 18 August 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This is the most important thing I will ever write on this blog. If I get nothing else through to any reader here, long-time visitor or new, I would want it to be this.
There is no sin that we … Continue reading →

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UOMs UNITE!

Posted on 13 August 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

His Hermeneuticalness Fr. Tim Finigan has a good explanation of the Seal of Confession over at his excellent blog.  I’ll just drive you over there with this link: CLICK HERE NOW.
I was particularly pleased with Fr. Finigan’s post because he … Continue reading →

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Ed Peters on attack on the Seal of Confession

Posted on 22 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Canonical Defender, Prof. Ed Peters, canonist extraordinaire, has on his blog In The Light Of The Law, …

A note on proposals to require priests to violate the seal of confession
Concerning recent Irish and Australian proposals to require priests who, … Continue reading →

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Australia: A bill to force priests to break the Seal of Confession

Posted on 22 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

After I posted the story on a legislative attempt in Ireland to force priests to break the Seal of Confession, I had a few emails suggesting that I was panicking, that such a thing would never happen, that this was … Continue reading →

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Ireland: Law proposed to force priests to break the Seal of Confession

Posted on 15 July 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Biretta tips to Fr. Blake and to Sancte Pater who lead me to this story at The Irish Catholic and elsewhere.
Government proposal to break the seal of confession is without precedent
Thu, 14/07/2011 – 15:34
The Taoiseach, the Minister for Justice and … Continue reading →

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Priest fired for porn may have protected Seal of Confession

Posted on 4 October 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Remember the movie I Confess?  A priest’s nightmare.  A murder confesses to a priest and then frames the priest with the murder.
I saw this on Catholic World News:
A priest who was fired from his teaching post at a Pennsylvania … Continue reading →

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