Tag: seal of confession

A NEW Queensland law requires priests to report to police any information about child sexual offences heard during confession. According ...

Sacrament questioned: "In the Sacrament of Penance, the relationship between priest and penitent is unlike any other relationship, because the ...

Confessional woes: A group of survivors of sexual abuse have defended the priestly seal of confession as a vital lifeline ...

Expert response: “Removing the privilege associated with religious confession will set a dangerous precedent which may be relied on, in ...

Matter of faith: The Catholic Church in Queensland is facing the prospect of the State Government outlawing the seal of ...

Sacrament questioned: If a priest directly violated the seal – that is, directly identified a penitent and linked them to ...

Sacrament questioned: "In the Sacrament of Penance, the relationship between priest and penitent is unlike any other relationship, because the ...

Sacrosanct moment: Penitents wait in line to receive the sacrament of Penance. Clergy advocacy groups representing more than 2000 priests ...

Changes: Priests in Canberra could face criminal charges for maintaining the seal of confession in cases relating to confessions of ...